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Missionaries
Protestant English Missionaries landed in Hawaii -
Plan for a canal
The British started a plan to build a canal, however planing is all they did. -
French Excavating
The French began excavating for the Panama Canal but gave up due to sickness and other things. -
Hawaii queen overthrown
Queen Liliuokalani is overthrown by her own people and sugar cane farmers. -
Republic of Hawaii
Hawaii gained independence from its queen and became its own republic for a short time. -
United States neutral in the Cuban war
The U.S wants to stay neutral in order to peacefully make money from the war. -
Annexation treaty
Annexation treaty introduced to Congress to annex Hawaii -
Annexation treaty protest
Liliuokalani sends protest to annexation treaty, many of her people stood with her in the protest but it din't do much. -
McKinley as President
McKinley wanted to annex Hawaii so that other countries couldn't use it. -
USS Maine sinks mysteriously
A ship docked in a Spanish port sank under unknowns circumstances and the Americans blamed the Spanish. -
United States declared war against Spain
After the USS Maine sunk, the United states declared war. -
First battle
The United States defeats the first Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. -
U.S wins San Juan battle
The U.S wins the first battle in the Spanish American war. -
New-lands Resolution
Hawaii was annexed into the United States. -
Spanish Surrender
After a short time spent fighting the Spanish surrender and give up. -
Protocol of Peace
The Protocol of Peace called an end to the Spanish American war. -
Treaty of Paris
United States had Spain relinquished nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire -
U.S gains territory
The United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines -
Cuban Republic
United States relinquished its occupation authority over Cuba, but claimed a continuing right to intervene in Cuba -
Decision to build canal in Panama
United States officials decided to build the canal in Panama after they helped them reach independence. -
Varilla Treaty
Established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. -
Panama Independence
Panama gained it's independence with the help of the U.S. -
Finished
The panama canal was finally finished in 1914, taking 14 years to complete. -
USS Ancon
The USS Ancon was the first ship to pass through the newly constructed Panama canal. -
Hawaii is a state
Hawaii is finally annexed as a state after being a republic for a few years.