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What were the goals of the U.S?

What was the U.S's motivation?

Claim Hawaii as their territory because of a worldwide shortage of sugar and a huge demand of product from Hawaii. Hawaii was one of the few lands left unclaimed in the world at the time (1800’s), and it’s geographical location and rich resources were too good for the U.S. to pass up. Keeping European powers out of Hawaii was a major foreign policy at the time.

  • They wanted to possess a naval base.
  • More land for the United states.
  • A new source for sugarcane production.
  • A spot for american whaling ships.
  • New land for the missionaries.

How did the annexation of Hawaii benefit the U.S

They received all they were hoping to receive.

  • The annexation of Hawaii was from 1849 to 1897

How did it happen?

The more rich European business people did not want to loose there control of the the land so the imprisoned the queen in her room to remain in power. These business people one being Sanford B. Dole wanted to get Hawaii annexed to the U.S and would get rid of the taxes from goods grown in Hawaii and make Dole and his followers a lot of money.

How did Hawaii react?

Due to the economic issues imposed by the McKinley Tariff, in 1893, the sugar farmers rose against the Queen. After the Queen was abdicated and Hawaii was annexed, the process of modernization began and naturally, much of the culture was to be lost as many people were immigrating to take advantage of the booming sugar market. After this it was only a matter of time before Hawaii was granted statehood in 1959.

They are still trying to get their independence, but overall the annexation had positive benefits for Hawaii.

In 1890, Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which raised import rates on foreign sugar. As a result, Hawaiian sugar farmers were being undersold in the American

market, and a depression swept the

islands. The farmers knew that if Hawaii were to be annexed, the tariff problem

would go away on its own because it

would no longer be foreign sugar. So

America essentially imposed an economic downturn on the islands in order to pressure them to accept annexation.

Hawaii Imperialism

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