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Hawaiians first see Europeans
After James Cook lands on Kauai many trading and whaling shps in the Pacific soon began stopping in Hawaii. -
Americans settle in America
New England missionaries first arrrived in Hawaii to preach Protestant Christianity and protective calico. Overtime, Hawaii became an increasingly important center for sugar production. -
Missionaries arrive in Hawaii
The first missionary company arrives in Hawaii. Attempted to convert Hawaiians to Christianity. Opened businesses and raised crops, like sugarcane. Some Americans became rich sugar planters. -
US State Department and Hawaii
Americans began to think of Hawaii as part of their own coastline. They kept other nations away from Hawaii. -
McKinley Tariff
Hawaiis sugar market decreased when the McKinley Tariff raised barriers against the Hawaiin product of sugar. -
Queen Liliuokalani is Overthrown
Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii , and was overthrown by a group of businessmen. -
Harrison's Term Expires
Before the annexation could be completed, Republican Harrison's term expired and he was taken out of office before the treaty of annexation could be signed. -
Cleveland stops annexation.
President Harrison's term expired, and when Cleveland came in he stopped the annexation of Hawaii. He thought they had gravely wronged Queen Liliuokalani and her people so he withdrew the treaty. -
U.S.S. Maine blows up
A mssive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard. -
U.S Congress declares war on Spain.
America's short war with Spain in 1898 was the nation's first step on the pathway to becoming a world power. The U.S. victory brought with it the unintended possession of the Philippines. -
Battle of Cardenas
Todd and 3 small Spanish vessels under Mariano Mateu. The battle resulted in an unusually costly American reverse that dissuaded the U.S. Navy from undertaking further attacks on the port. -
U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights.
As part of their campaign to capture Spanish-held Santiago de Cuba on the southern coast of Cuba, the U.S. Army Fifth Corps engages Spanish forces at El Caney and San Juan Hill. -
Battle of Aguadores
The Battle of the Aguadores was a sharp skirmish on the banks of the Aguadores River near Santiago de Cuba, on 1 July 1898, at the height of the Spanish–American War. The American attack was intended as a feint to draw Spanish defenders away from their nearby positions at San Juan Hill and El Caney, where the main blows fell later that day. -
Hawaii Annexed
Once annexed by the United States, the Hawaiian islands remained a U.S. territory until 1959, when they were admitted to statehood as the 50th state. -
The Spanish surrender at Santiago.
The Siege of Santiago also known as the Siege of Santiago de Cuba was the last major operation of the Spanish–American War on the island of Cuba. This action should not be confused with the naval battle of Santiago de Cuba. -
Battle of Nipe Bay
The battle was fought in Nipe Bay, Cuba, by four United States Navy warships against the Spanish sloop-of-war Jorge Juan and three gunboats which were supported by forts guarding the harbor. -
The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two.
The brief and one-sided Spanish-American War comes to an end when Spain formally agrees to a peace protocol on U.S. terms: the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the United States pending a final peace treaty. -
The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain.
After extensive debate, the treaty is ratified by the U.S. senate on February 6, 1899. Under the treaty, the U.S. acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. -
U.S Senate decides to build canal
After thinking about it a lot , the U.S Senate decides to vote in favor of building the Panama Canal. -
Panama declares Independence.
In support of Panamanian independence. Colombian troops were unable to negotiate the jungles of the Darien Strait and Panama declared independence. -
First Vessel crosses Panama Canal
he Alexandre La Valley, an old French crane boat, reached the Pacific Ocean and became the first self-propelled vessel to cross the Panama Canal. The crane moved through the waterway during the final stages of construction, which would end later that year. -
Panama Canal opens for the people.
Construction was completed and the Panama Canal officially opened for traffic from around the world with the passage of the S.S. Ancon cargo ship. -
Treaties signed so Panama can gain control of Panama Canal.
After decades of unrest, President Jimmy Carter and Panama’s head of government, Gen. Omar Torrijos, signed treaties that guaranteed Panama would regain control of the Panama Canal. -
Clinton's Apology
To acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. -
Panama gains full control of Panama Canal.
Control of the Panama Canal was officially transferred to Panama nearly a century after the U.S. purchased it in 1903. At times, as many as 30,000 U.S. soldiers and civilians had lived in the former Canal Zone, which literally and figuratively divided the country.