AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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King Kamehameha
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Sanford Dole
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president.
Detailed explanation-2: -House Joint Resolution 259, 55th Congress, 2nd session, known as the “Newlands Resolution, ” passed Congress and was signed into law by President McKinley on July 7, 1898-the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States. Sanford Dole became the first Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did American planters react to Queen Liliuokalani’s actions when she gained power? They responded quickly and forcefully over throwing the queen. They also wanted to annex Hawaii as a U.S. Territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were these Hawaiian citizens protesting? A The forced annexation of the islands as a U.S. territory after the overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy.