Title: The Overthrow of Hawaii - THE BAYONET CONSTITUTION | MadMikesAmerica
Headings: Hawaii has a troubled colonial history it’s a miracle the people survived at all
The Overthrow of Hawaii – THE BAYONET CONSTITUTION
Hawaii has a troubled colonial history it’s a miracle the people survived at all
Above – The current flag of Hawaii
King David of Hawaii
The Bayonet Constitution

Content: explorers, traders, and eventually whalers who found the islands a convenient harbor and source of supplies. Early British influence can be seen in the design of the Flag of Hawaii which has the British Union Flag in the corner. These visitors introduced diseases to the once-isolated islands and the Hawaiian population plunged precipitously because native Hawaiians had no resistance to influenza, smallpox, and measles, among others. During the 1850s, measles killed a fifth of Hawaii’s people. King David of Hawaii
King David Kalākaua was the last King of Hawaii. He ascended to the throne in 1874. The Main political party, the Missionary party and as time passed, had grown very frustrated with King David Kalākaua. They blamed him for the Kingdom’s growing debt and accused him of being a spendthrift. Some foreigners wanted to force King Kalākaua to abdicate and put his sister Liliʻuokalani onto the throne, while others wanted to end the monarchy altogether and annex the islands to the United States. The people who favored annexation formed a group called the Hawaiian League.