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Reciprocity Treaty
After several different rewrites of the Reciprocity Treaty made by both Kalakaua and the Monarch before him, the one accepted in 1867 had it's pros and cons (mostly in favor of Hawaii) Some pros included promoting American businesses in the Pacific and Asia, the possibility of getting a worse deal from another ally, and Hawaii's location protecting the west coast of us military. -
The Bayonet Constitution
people involved) David kalakaua, Honolulu Riffle Party, Lorrin A. Thurston 1887 Taking away the Monarchy of its authority and instead empowered Americans without illegal Hawaiian citizenship. -
Mckinley Tariff act
The McKinley Tariff Act removed tax on any sugar entering the United States, meaning Hawaii lost its edge on the competition of being duty free. It dropped profits by 40% and ended up being the reason for sugarcane plantation owners wanting Hawaii to be annexed. -
Queen Liliuokalani conditional surrender
people involved- United States Troops, Queen Liliuokalani January 16, 1893 When United States troops invaded the Hawaiian Kingdom which lead to conditional surrender by the Hawaiian Kingdoms executive monarch -
Coup D’etat against Queen Liliuokalani staged by the missionary party
The Missionary party (made up of the early Missionaries descendants and sugarcane plantation owners )had plotted to annex Hawaii because of the McKinley Tariff Act dropping profits by 40%. The annexation was stalled because of an investigation ordered by president Cleveland. -
Cleveland’s offer of reinstatement
people involved- Lili’uokalani, Stanford B. Dole, President Cleveland 1894 President Cleveland had offered to reinstate Lili’uokalani in exchange for her pardoning all who were involved in the coup. She refused but later changed her mind, however the provisional government led by Stanford dole denied her reinstatement. -
Attempt to restore the Queen Liliuokalani
On January 16th of 1895, an attempt to restore the queen ended with dozens of supporters, royalist leaders, and the queen herself (they all faced the death penalty for this). The trial determined her to be guilty, sentencing her to her 8 month imprisonment in Iolani palace, although she was pardoned after 5 months on October 23rd of 1896. -
The petition against the annexation of Hawaii
Sep 11th-Oct 2nd, 1897
The Hui Aloha ‘Aina or Hawaiian Patriotic League petition, a clearly marked petition against annexation,written in Hawaiian and English, was signed by 21,269 native Hawaiian people (more than half of the 39,000 native Hawaiian and mixed blood people reported by the Hawaiian commission census of 1897).They arrived in Washington dc on December 6th with the 556 page petition ready to present.They met with Liliuokalani who was already in Washington fighting against annexation. -
Letters sent to William Lee
The letters Queen Liliuokalani while I'm Washington DC were addressed to her husband's cousin, William Lee of Lee and Shepard Publishers, the letters mostly being about the book she's made and her asking about publication laws and such. She also mentioned that she is going to sign three copies and send them to Queen Victoria, President William McKinley and Grover Cleveland; one letter mentions Gerrit P. Judd and Richard Armstrong