Na Maka O Ka Aina
"The Eyes of The Land"
Thesis
January 17, 1893 The day that U.S troops took part in a Scheme to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani and the Hawaiian Kingdom. With the acts of President Grover Cleveland, Minister John L. Stevens, and President Benjamin Harrison.
President Grover Cleveland President Grover Cleveland, in other words a man that did not favor annexation in 1897 when he replaced William Mckinley, he responded to native Hawaiians protests against the overthrow by ordering an investigation into its legality.President had appointed blount as an investigator on what goes on in the Hawaiian Kingdom Dole had refused to be removed from office although some found out that Queen had been removed from power unjustly, many Americans agreed with him that Hawaii should become an U.S territory. The queen on the other hand encouraged Hawaiians to keep protesting and eventually was put under arrest for several months. | Minister John L. Stevens On January 16, 1893 U.S diplomat John L. Stevens ordered landing of U.S troops from the USS Boston to aid in a preplanned insurrection to overthrow the Hawaiian Kingdom government. Hawaiian subjects along with resident aliens were involved. immediately following the landing of troops, protests were made that day with Stevens by the governor of foreign affairs Samuel Parker both asserted the landing without consent from the government was a violation of International Law. Stevens had also ignored the alert and it had Heightened tensions. In this act of Stevens it forces Queen to sign executive power to the president under protest and calls for investigation of U.S diplomat and troops on January 17, 1893. Constitutionally it is the queens duty to execute Hawaiian law, but for presence of U.S troops she was unable to arrest insurgents. In this case causes President Harrison does not take heed of the protest and prepares to meet with members of the insurgency in Washington D.C | President Mckinley As stated in the statments above Mckinley was in favor of the annexation, He had signed resolution to get Hawaii annexed and the Queen remained locked up in the kingdom for the rest of her life in Washignton Palace her private home until her death in 1917. He had pressured senators to approve annexation as the fulfillment of Ameican Manifest destiny as a means to cement American presence in the Pacific and as a cital support link for America's new claim on the Philippinies. He had worried about the growing Japanese community on the island would lead the islands into the hands of the active Japenese Empire. |
President Grover Cleveland
President Grover Cleveland, in other words a man that did not favor annexation in 1897 when he replaced William Mckinley, he responded to native Hawaiians protests against the overthrow by ordering an investigation into its legality.President had appointed blount as an investigator on what goes on in the Hawaiian Kingdom Dole had refused to be removed from office although some found out that Queen had been removed from power unjustly, many Americans agreed with him that Hawaii should become an U.S territory. The queen on the other hand encouraged Hawaiians to keep protesting and eventually was put under arrest for several months.
Minister John L. Stevens
On January 16, 1893 U.S diplomat John L. Stevens ordered landing of U.S troops from the USS Boston to aid in a preplanned insurrection to overthrow the Hawaiian Kingdom government. Hawaiian subjects along with resident aliens were involved. immediately following the landing of troops, protests were made that day with Stevens by the governor of foreign affairs Samuel Parker both asserted the landing without consent from the government was a violation of International Law. Stevens had also ignored the alert and it had Heightened tensions. In this act of Stevens it forces Queen to sign executive power to the president under protest and calls for investigation of U.S diplomat and troops on January 17, 1893. Constitutionally it is the queens duty to execute Hawaiian law, but for presence of U.S troops she was unable to arrest insurgents. In this case causes President Harrison does not take heed of the protest and prepares to meet with members of the insurgency in Washington D.C
President Mckinley
As stated in the statments above Mckinley was in favor of the annexation, He had signed resolution to get Hawaii annexed and the Queen remained locked up in the kingdom for the rest of her life in Washignton Palace her private home until her death in 1917. He had pressured senators to approve annexation as the fulfillment of Ameican Manifest destiny as a means to cement American presence in the Pacific and as a cital support link for America's new claim on the Philippinies. He had worried about the growing Japanese community on the island would lead the islands into the hands of the active Japenese Empire.
Historical Significance
It was said "UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA" the "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness" but was it really with the overthrown of the Queen by the U.S troops, with the help of these presidents and Minister. Basically it wasn't right to just come and take over. This topic is important in history because, then we as residence of Hawaii would know how Hawaii came to be and how Hawaii become to start and how some "Americans" were able to have their ways because a force of army, and how all of a sudden such powerful, and inspiring queen was overthrown by the U.S troops. The longterm significance is that many shall know how Hawaii came to be and how it started and how the government was not right by overthrowing, and annexing Hawaii, it was not fair. I want a reader to be able to know that Hawaii was not started by power but by force.
Hawaii Legally and Lawfully A State A State of The Union
It is important to learn about Hawaii's annexation because, who know who else may come and become a resident in Hawaii just like us, they shall be able to understand the importance of the chiefs and the queens and kings that were here first, and had to go threw harship to keep Hawaiians, and the Aina safe. But by force of U.S troops it was not fair. Hawaii wasn't able to fight back, but to protest. It is important that they know the Queen did not give up on her people but tried to fight for them so that one day there shall be sovereignty in their lives. Hopefully the reader can understand that it was not right for the U.S to come and Overthrow the Hawaiian Monarchy.
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