Unit 5 Imperialism ss8 Mrs. Francis
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Throughout the nineteenth century, Hawaii’s sugar cane industry grew into large money-making ventures. Businesses founded by descendants of American missionaries and whalers increasingly wished to dismantle the Hawaiian monarchy and to make Hawaii a territory of the United States, thereby increasing profits. However, King David Kalakaua and his sister Queen Lilioukalani who ruled Hawaii at the end of the nineteenth century hope to retain Hawaii for native Hawaiians, and preserve their own culture. In 1893, a handful of American and European residents with the help of American marines and sailors overthrew the last monarch, Queen Liliuokalani. These individuals formed the Republic of Hawaii in 1894 and elected Sanford B. Dole, the U.S. Counsel, as its first and only president. The American business executives continued to push for United States rule “under which they would be exempt from paying the high McKinley tariff imposed on foreign products shipped to the continental United States). In 1898 Hawaii was annexed as a possession of the United States, and finally, despite some Hawaiian opposition, on June 14, 1900. Hawaii became a United States territory. As such, all residents became U.S. citizens. Dole was appointed by President McKinley as the first governor of the new territory. A woman (Hawaii) and Uncle Sam are getting married, kneeling before the minister (Pres. McKinley) who is reading from a book entitled "Annexation Policy". Senator Morgan is standing watch – he had been the driving force to annex Hawaii. 
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