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Dates of the expansion? • Originally, in 1897 there was a treaty issued to annex Hawaii. • However Hawaii wasn’t successfully annexed until 1898. The U.S. successfully passed a treaty annexing the Hawaiian Islands on July 12, 1898. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Loweringhawaiianflag.jpg
How the U.S. Annexed Hawaii • The annexation of Hawaii was actually against Hawaii’s will.
How the U.S. Annexed Hawaii Queen Lili’uokalani • In 1893, Queen Lili’uokalani, who was the last queen of Hawaii, was overthrown by a party of businessmen, who then imposed a provisional government. • Hawaii was recognized as an independent nation by many foreign nations, including the U.S. www.hawaiiopera.org/images/QueenLiliuokalani.jpg
How the U.S. Annexed Hawaii • Missionaries arrived in Hawaii and became sugar planters and politicians. The planters slowly gained power. • Queen Lili’uokalani tried to then switch power back to the monarchy, but failed. • On January 16, 1893, U.S. marines landed in Honolulu and imprisoned the Queen in Iolani Palace. • Queen Lili’uokalani wanted to avoid bloodshed, so she surrendered to the U.S. A Hawaiian sugar plantation www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/czm/wec/html/people/images/plantation.jpg
How the U.S. Annexed Hawaii • President Cleveland was president at that time. He learned about the coup and apologized to the Queen, refusing to annex Hawaii. • However, he soon was out of office and President McKinleyallowed the annexation of Hawaii. President Cleveland President Mckinley http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/354972/12918/William-McKinley http://www.visitingdc.com/president/grover-cleveland-picture.htm
Why U.S. Annexed Hawaii • The U.S. needed Hawaii as a commercial export resource. • They also valued Hawaii as a strategic location for defense in the Pacific region due to the Spanish American War. • The U.S. needed a mid-Pacific fueling station and naval base. Example of naval base in Hawaii: Pearl Harbor http://www.militarypictures.info/ships/Pearl_Harbour.jpg.html
Did the Ruling governments of the territories approve? • Not at all.
Queen Lili’uokalani repeatedly asked the United States for her power back. • She was supposed to be reinstated in a position of power again, as ordered by James Blount, a special investigator to investigate events in Hawaii. • However, Sanford Dole, the president of the Provisional Government of Hawaii refused to turn over power. Sanford Dole http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Presidentsanforddole.jpg
Impact on Inhabitants of Territory This is a recreation of what took place in 1893 when Hawaiians received word of possible annexation by America. All participants in this video used transcripts. • Even to this day, the inhabitants are rallying against the U.S. • They argue that Hawaii isn’t truly a state of America, and that they have not given up their sovereignty. Please only watch this video for a few seconds and come back to it later if time allows.
Arguments of the Inhabitants • The native Hawaiians have argument with valid reasoning. • They say that President Clinton signed the United States Public Law 103-150 which acknowledges all the crimes that the U.S. has committed to Hawaii, and that the Hawaiian people never surrendered their sovereignty. • The exact line in the Public Law 103-150 is: “Whereas, the indigenous Hawaiian people never directly relinquished their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people or over their national lands to the United States, either through their monarchy or through a plebiscite or referendum;” • The Public Law 103-150 also includes a written acknowledgement of crimes done by America to Hawaii, and an apology for those crimes.
Effect Expansion had on U.S. • Economic change: Sugar production in Hawaii increased from 289,500tons in 1900 to 939,300 tons in 1930. Pineapple production also expanded from 2000 cases of canned fruit in 1900 to 12,808,000 cases in 1931. • Population change: The population of Hawaii increased from 109,020 in 1896 to 232,856 people by 1915. http://bestofhawaiirealestate.com/molokai_culture.html
Effect Expansion had on U.S. • Natural resources/ Environmental changes: The U.S. gained a mid-Pacific fueling station and a naval base in the Pacific. • Impact on slavery or other institutions: After annexation, the U.S. eliminated bound labor contracts and freed the existing labor force from their contracts. The sugar planters and the Hawaii government then recruited workers from foreign nations. http://www.ssqq.com/travel/hawaii200702.htm
Effect Expansion had on U.S. • Political Impact: The U.S. government is criticized by Native Hawaiians. Even to this day, some Native Hawaiians refuse to call Hawaiia state of America, saying they never gave up their sovereignty. http://www.hawaiiankingdom.info/C1126750129/E20090822111106/index.html
Addition of Hawaii was: • Of course, the U.S. gained many economic benefits and a refueling station/defensive base in the pacific, however, they were not justified in taking Hawaii.
Not Justified Because: • They took the land by force, instead of through a peaceful treaty. • They ignored the will of the inhabitants, and only held discussions regarding annexation with American citizens. • The U.S. acknowledges crimes committed against Hawaii and even apologized for them, which signifies that the crimes did happen. • The U.S. should have annexed Hawaii peacefully instead of using force to take over. They also should not have ignored the inhabitants of Hawaii, as the the Hawaiian Islands belonged to the inhabitants originally.
Additional Resources • If time allows, please watch for additional information. • ONLY IF TIME ALLOWS This is a documentary on Queen Lili’uokalani
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