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When David Kalākaua was born
Major Role Players: King David Kalākaua
David Kalākaua was born on November 16th 1836. -
When David Kalākaua was elected
Major Role Players: King David Kalākaua
He was the second son of the Hawaiian High Chief. Kalākaua was elected not born into his royalty. -
The Election
Main Role Players: Queen Lili'uokalani, King David Kalākaua, Hawaiian Legislature
King David Kalākaua was elected in 1874 by the Hawaiian Legislature. The supporters of Queen Liliuokalani went for the Legislature. They broke into the kingdom and injured multiple people in the Legislature. Due to that, King David sent marines from America and the British to take care of Queen Lili'uokalani's horde. -
The Reciprocity Treaty
Major Role Players: United States, Hawaiian Kingdom
The Reciprocity Treaty was to help with the taxes and high tariffs that Hawaii had to pay when sending sugar to the U.S. This treaty provided duty-free import of Hawaiian agriculture products into the U.S. -
Bayonet Constitution
Major Role Players: King David Kalākaua
The Bayonet Constitution happened in 1887. King David was held at gunpoint and was forced to sign the constitution. This led to the authority of King Kalākaua being undermined and taking away native rights. It allowed the foreign landowners the vote. -
After the Bayonet Constitution
Major Role Players: King David Kalākaua, Native Hawaiians
Right after the Bayonet Constitution the Native Hawaiian population made it a concern of King Kalākaua's pressure to sign the Constitution. They wanted to restore his power and authority. -
McKinley Tariff Act
Major Role Players: Republican Party, Democratic Party
The McKinley Tariff act raised the average tax by 50% making the prices of sugar go higher. They increased the tax because they
needed to protect the domestic industries and workers from foreign competition. -
Hawaii's loss of sovereignty
Major Role Players: Businessmen, Queen Lili'uokalani, Sugar Planters
On January 17th, 1893 Hawaii's Monarchy was overthrown. A group of businessmen and Sugar planters forced Queen Lili'uokalani to step down from her throne. -
Attempt to return Queen Lili'uokalani's royalty
Major Role Players: President Grover Cleveland, Queen Lili'uokalani
President Grover Cleveland sent a U.S. ambassador to help Queen Lili'uokalani get her throne back and save her.
