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Arrival of Capt. Cooke
Capt. James Cooke was a British explorer and arrived in Hawaii in 1778. At that time there were 300,000 Native Hawaiians on the islands. -
Start of relations with Hawaii
WIth a treaty of friendship, Hawaii and the US began official relations. -
Shh...it's a secret
King Kamehameha III of Hawaii secretly asked the US to annex Hawaii, but Secretary of State, Daniel Webster, declined because he didn't support taking over lands through colonization or conquests. -
New Hawaiian constitution
A new Hawaiian constitution is forced on the Hawaiian monarchy by the American businessmen. The constitution decreased the power of the king and disenfranchised the Hawaiian people. -
New Queen
Queen Lilioukalani takes the throne. -
Marines land in Honolulu
The Marines, armed with canons and carbines, arrived in Hawaii to support the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. -
US businessmen overthrow Hawaii monarchy
Sugar and pineapple businessmen from the US overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy in a bloodless revolution. -
Cleveland apologizes
President Cleveland apologized to Queen Liliuokalani after he investigated the revolution in Hawaii because he felt bad that the US businessmen overthrew the weak Hawaiian government. -
Hawaii is in the cool crowd
In 1900, Hawaii became an official US territory. -
Hawaii obtains statehood
Hawaii becomes the 50th state. -
Sorry, Hawaii!
Congress and Pesident Clinton formally apologized for the Us role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
