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Throughout the mid 1800s, the United States expanded and aquired territory. One of these new territories was the island of Hawaii, at the time ruled by King Kalakaua. It was wanted for its sugar, and strategic position.
In the mid 1800s, farmers and buisnesses immigrated to Hawaii to grow and farm sugar. This was imported into the U.S., and as such, the buisness owners wanted annexation to avoid paying duty.
During this time period, many farmers buisnesses, and land owners immigrated to Hawaii to farm sugar. The immigrants eventually had the majority of the population, and white buisness owners had a heavy influence over the government, having laws passed to restrict voting to wealthy land owners.
While Cleveland was president, he recognized Hawaii as a separate republic, under the power of Queen Liliuokalani, but in 1897, McKinley became president and annexed Hawaii as an American territory without possibility of voting from the inhavitants or natives.
In 1898, war broke out between the US and Spain, and suddenly Hawaii was very important as a fueling and supply station for ships and planes.
So, the US seized the land through annexation, and Hawaii was now part of the US, whether they liked it or not. A refuelling station was built at Pearl Harbor in 1887.
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