Annexation of Hawaii

each isaldn was ruled by at least 1 chief

many commoners were farmers who built aqueducts/fish ponds

british → james cook arrived with 2 ships, but was killed in 1779 over dispute over stolen boat

• brought disease, guns, cannons

wanted to convert hawaiians to christianity

high chief of hawaii began series of wars against neiboring chiefs to take control over land

• gained control over all and declared kingdom of hawaii

• kamehemea iii, son, took power

  • in 1840, hw decleared hawaii a sovereign, independent country with constitutional monarchy

• introduced foreign citizens to own land for first time

• many common poeple ended up losing their land

• annexation leage created by american buisnessmen to annex hawaii (missionary party)

• by 1888, hawaii was annexed

liliuokalani was one of hawaiis queens who was captureed

claimed arable kands that they turned into plantations

transporting sugar to america tariff free - The planters' belief that a coup and annexation by the United States would remove the threat of a devastating tariff on their sugar also spurred them to action.

bayonnett constitution - sharply restricted the powers of the monarchy and limited suffrage to property owners

queen liliuokalani was determined to fight for rights

• offerened new constitution

• committe of safety removed queen l from office

  • many hawaiians protested

• couldnt vote without signing an oath of allegiance

• “it is for them that i would giv ethe last drop of my blood”