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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.
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WIth a treaty of friendship, Hawaii and the US began official relations.
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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.
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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.
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Queen Lilioukalani takes the throne.
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The Marines, armed with canons and carbines, arrived in Hawaii to support the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
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Sugar and pineapple businessmen from the US overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy in a bloodless revolution.
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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.
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In 1900, Hawaii became an official US territory.
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Hawaii becomes the 50th state.
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Congress and Pesident Clinton formally apologized for the Us role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
