Title: The Annexation of Hawaii Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: The Annexation of Hawaii
The Annexation of Hawaii
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Content: For Its agriculture resources-especially SUGAR
For the location in the Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian Islands and Pearl Harbor was located in the Pacific Ocean. Perfect place to set up the naval base to refuel and resupply ships. Who was Queen Liliuokalani? • She was the leader of Hawaii in 1890
• She was a Hawaiian Nationalist, who had great
pride in Hawaii and put her country first. • She wanted control over the Hawaiian islands, so she took away the powers of the American sugar planters. What was the Hawaii Revolution of 1893? a group of businessmen with the help of US soldiers, overthrew the Hawaiian Queen because they wanted more control. Put her in jail. Their leader was Sanford B. Dole- owner of pineapple business. They wanted to become part of the United States
US President Grover Cleveland opposed the takeover and would not help the Queen regain control.