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Captain James Cooke arrived in Hawaii
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The United States and Hawaii did a treaty of friendship that was the basis of official relations between the two.
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King Kamehameha III secretly asked the United States to annex Hawaii, but the United States refused.
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A trade treaty between the United States and Hawaii allowed the US sugar plantation ownert to dominate the area.
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Liliuokalani takes the throne after her brothers death.
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American planters overthrew the Hawiian government. They imprisioned the queen.
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Sanford Dole declared himself the President of the Republic of Hawaii without a popular vote.
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US annexes Hawaii
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Hawaii officially becomes a Unites States territory.
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Queen Liliuokalani does of a stroke.
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Bill Clinton apologized for the United States' role in the overthrow of their government.