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Thesis
President Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley, 23rd president and grandson of the ninth president, was a part of the annexation of Hawaii. President Harrison had made an effort to submit a treaty of annexation for the islands of Hawaii to be annexed. He had sent this treaty to the U.S. Senate for ratification. In 1897, the treaty effort was blocked. Not only was President Harrison a part of the reign for Queen Lydia Lili’uokalani, but also during the reign of David Kalakaua. The reason of this annexation was all for Pearl Harbor. During 1887, the Bayonet Constitution was made, along with the Reciprocity Treaty staying the same, but the U.S. says it will be renewed if Pearl Harbor to be annexed. Kalakaua at first says “no” but was threatened to be killed. Kalakaua was turned into a figure head, and by signing the treaty it gave power to the Cabinet. Later then, the Senate introduces a treaty to annex the whole Hawaiian Islands not only Pearl Harbor.
President William McKinley
William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. President William McKinley was a part of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. On January 17, 1893, President McKinley had signed the treaty of annexation for Hawaii to be annexed along with three representatives of the government of the Republic of Hawaii, Lorrin Thurston, Francis Hatch, and William Kinney. The Hui Aloha Aina for men and women attempted to petition against the annexation. The petition clearly stated ‘Petition against Annexation’ written in both English and Hawaiian. This petition that had been made to petition against annexation had not succeeded. President McKinley believed that this was an “act of war” yet he signed the treaty. Although the Hawaiians had tried their best to petition against it, McKinley had tried to help in little ways. In honor of President William McKinley they had built a high school named after him ‘McKinley High School, home of the tigers’.
Minister John Leavitt Stevens
John Leavitt Stevens was the United States Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Stevens was a part of the committee of safety led by Lorrin A. Thurston, and Sanford B. Dole. Stevens was accused of the overthrow of Queen Lydia Lili’uokalani. In associations with, the committee of safety, John L. Stevens was also known as ‘racist’. Not only was he racist but he had overthrown the Queen on his own terms. John L. Stevens had not contacted anyone in the United States to ask whether or not if it was okay for him to overthrow the Queen. He was forced to retire from his job, because of James Blount report. Mr. James Blount was a secretary of President Cleveland. Blount had submitted a 1,400 page report on how it was illegal and immoral. On July 17, 1893 found Stevens guilty. Cleveland had told the men to take the American flag down, return the kingdom to the queen, but they said in order for us to do that you have to kill us first. President Cleveland had done nothing and left them be, only leaving Stevens a forced retirement.
the historical signifigance
Is Hawaii Illegally and lawfully a State of the Union
I believe that the Hawaiian Islands is Illegally a part of the United states only because, they had forced them to become annexed to the United States. Many men and women had petitioned against it because they had wanted to take the islands back a fair way. When the petition was submitted and received, it had failed to do anything. The Hawaiians were very unhappy because of what had happened, and still fight for Hawaii to be free. Hawaiians today sing and dance to their culture and hoping one day the United States will see what they had done wrong. Hoping that the United States would notice this was an illegal and immoral act. This to people was an act of war.