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History of Hawaii/Territorial Years
Contents
The Territorial Years
American Military Interest and Expansion in Hawaii
Plantations in Hawaii (1898–1939)
Island Protests and the Annexation of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Organic Act
Annexation of Hawaii

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Contents
1 The Territorial Years
1.1 American Military Interest and Expansion in Hawaii
1.2 Plantations in Hawaii (1898–1939)
1.3 Island Protests and the Annexation of Hawaii
1.4 The Hawaiian Organic Act
1.5 Annexation of Hawaii
The Territorial Years
American Military Interest and Expansion in Hawaii
It was President Mckinley who said the takeover of Hawaii would only be the result of Manifest Destiny. It was he that urged Congress to annex Hawaii for economic interest, but also for military interest. On the seventh of July 1898, Hawaii was officially annexed to the United States following the signing of the Newlands Resolution by the president. The process of Hawaii’s annexation was long and tedious, however, it was something that the American government knew needed to occur in order to keep its foothold in the Pacific. The United States wanted to use Hawaii as a platform from which they could have a dominant military presence in the Pacific. Hawaii was a militarily significant island throughout the Spanish-American War. Navy Admiral George Dewey was in need of reinforcements and supplies for his campaigns in the Philippines, which could only come from Hawaii and that could only occur if it was annexed. Hawaii became a key point for recoiling, and American naval activities when fighting enemy Spanish influences in the pacific islands of the Philippines. Due to technologies of the time, only two American naval vessels had the mechanical capabilities of making the lengthy trip from California to Manilla without taking on more coal which was required to power their steam engines. The islands were seen as the perfect location for a military base as it was quite centralized in the Pacific Ocean, an asset which would certainly give an advantage to the island's owners because it was an ideal place from which they could launch an imperial power into Asia.