Title: Annexation of Hawaii (1898) | Sutori
Headings: Annexation of Hawaii (1898)
Annexation of Hawaii (1898)
Why Hawaii?
Trade, Sugar and Labor
Keep Europe Out!
Steps Toward Annexation
Daniel Webster
Hawaii-United States Treaty -1849
US TREATY WITH THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, DEC. 20, 1849
Annexation
Queen Liliuokalani
Sanford Dole
President William McKinley
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Trade, Sugar and Labor
American and European interest in the Hawaiian islands stemmed from the islands strategic position in the Pacific for harbors/trade ports, the sugar cane industry and the hard working attitude/physical abilities of the native islands (forced labor). Again, it is all about the money! Keep Europe Out! The United States was a newcomer in the imperial empire building game and rushed to establish land claims before its European competitors. Hawaii was one of the last remaining independent kingdoms left in the Pacific. During the 1830s, Britain and France forced Hawaii to accept treaties giving them economic privileges. Other imperial powers were attempting to build their influence in the area as well, which made the United States nervous.