Timeline of the Key Events of the Overthrow

  • The election of David Kalakaua

    The election of David Kalakaua
    He was the first to be elected when the last of the Kamehameha kings died. He did not win by vote, but from the Hawaiian legislature. People that played a major role was David Kalakaua
  • The Reciprocity Treaty

    The Reciprocity Treaty
    This treaty allowed foreign items from Hawaii to be sold in the United States with no import tax and also make profits for promoting American businesses in the Pacific and Asia.
    The Hawaiian Government are the major roles for this event.
  • Renew Of The Sugar Treaty

    Renew Of The Sugar Treaty
    The United States wanted to return to Hawaii to use Pearl Harbor in return that Hawaii will have no taxes for selling sugar, but the king refused because the American planters became too powerful and granting them permission would allow them to gain more power.
    People that played a major role was Representatives from U.S and Hawaii
  • The Bayonet Constitution

    The Bayonet Constitution
    A group of American planters, missionaries, and business men who were members of a secret organization named “Hawaiian League” held King David Kalakaua at gunpoint and forced him to sign the new constitution.
    Hawaiian League is the major role for this event.
  • The McKinley tariff

    The McKinley tariff
    Mckinley tariff was eliminated so Hawaii's sugar is tax free, and removed Hawaiian sugar producers from their status. Major role player was American Businessman
  • The Death of King David

    The Death of King David
    He died of Bright's Disease (kidney disease).
    David Kalakaua was major to this.
  • the election of queen liliuokalani

    the election of queen liliuokalani
    Right after her brother King David Kalakaua passed away in 1891 she was elected to take the throne and worked secretly to create a new constitution to restore power to native Hawaiians and fix what was done my David Kalakaua. Major role player was David Kalakaua due to his death
  • Queen Liliúokalani´s New Constitution

    Queen Liliúokalani´s New Constitution
    Signed for reducing property requirements and eliminating the voting for Americans and European extension.
    Queen Liliúokalani their the major part.
  • The Overthrow Of Queen Liliuokalani

    The Overthrow Of Queen Liliuokalani
    The queen was forced by a group of businessmen and sugar planters to abdicate, Queen Liliuokalani was arrested for her alleged role in a coup and convicted of treason, Later she stepped down from throne in return for forgiveness for supports of the coup.
    Major Role Players was Businessmen, Queen Liliuokalani, and Sugar Planters