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Reciprocity Treaty
Major Role Players: Plantation Owners, Americans, Hawaiian Planters
Brief summary: The Reciprocity Treaty was the aftermath of the Alien Land Ownership Act & Kuleana Act; the sugar plantations business began to increasingly grow in Hawaii. This treaty allowed duty-free imports of Hawaiian agriculture, like sugar, to be sent to the United States. This was vice versa of the United States agriculture products and manufactured products to be allowed into Hawaiian ports duty-free. -
Bayonet Constitution
Major Role Players: Americans, King Kalakaua, Hawaiian League,Legislature
The Reciprocity Treaty was the aftermath of the Alien Land Ownership Act & Kuleana Act; the sugar plantations business began to increasingly grow in Hawaii. This treaty allowed duty-free imports of Hawaiian agriculture, like sugar, to be sent to the United States. This was the vice versa for the United States. Agricultural products and manufactured products are allowed into Hawaiian ports duty-free. -
McKinley Tariff
Major role players: Republic and Democratic parties
Brief summary: The McKinley Tariff act raised the average tax by 50%, making the prices of sugar go higher. Tax was increased due to protecting the domestic industries and workers from foreign competition. -
King Kalakaua Died
Major Role Player: King Kalakaua
King Kalakaua died due to Bright's disease (inflammation of the kidneys). -
Queen Lili´uokalani succeeded the throne
Major role players- Queen Lili´uokalani
Queen Lili´uokalani succeeded the throne as the last monarch, the ruler, after her older brother’s death. -
Queens Lili´uokalani new constitution
Major role players:Queen Lili´uokalani
On April 12, 1892, Queen Lili´uokalani's first legislature, a new constitution was made, giving power back to the monarchy rather than the rich merchants who controlled the kingdom. -
US invading Hawaii
Major role player-Queen Lili´uokalani
The Hawaiian Kingdom was invaded by American forces, and the following day, Her Majesty Queen Lili´uokalani, the executive monarch, surrendered. -
Hawaii became a territory
Major role players- President McKinely
Hawaii was officially annexed by the United States on July 7, 1898. It became a territory of the United States. -
Hawaii becoming the 50th state
Major role players- President Dwight D Eisenhower
Hawaii became one of the official US states instead of a US territory as it was before.