Controlling the Thrown
Protect your Land
Thesis
U.S Minister John L. Steven
John L. Steven was one of the administrative that help to overthrown the Hawaiian Kingdom. King Kalakaua and John Steven made the Bayonet Constitution. The Bayonet Constitution include to lower the monarch power. After King Kalakaua passed away, Queen Liliokalani, known as Kalakaua’s sister, took over the monarchy. Queen Liliokalani didn’t like the idea how the white-foreigner was taking over Hawaii. Queen Liliokalani refused to follow the constitution. Queen Liliokalani tried to make a new constitution to give all power to the monarch, to lower the Legislative’s power and to let Native Hawaiian to vote. John Steven didn’t like the idea. John Steven took down the Hawaiian flag and put up America’s flag. Also John L. Steven planned to have American’s troop as his back up for the Queen to give her superior power. John Steven and his troop took control of the Iolani Palace and other Hawaiian government building.
President Benjamin Harrison
President Benjamin Harrison was also an administrative and was involved with Hawaii’s over thrown. President Harrison negotiated a treaty of annexation with the missionaries to represent the revolutionary government. Since President Harrison didn’t had no delays to negotiated the treaty , President Harrison had a clear path of empire. The treaty President Harrison negotiated was to have the State of Hawaii to be part of America’s empire before the Senate’s permission. A diplomatic historian Thomas A. Bailey titled his text “Rush-Order Annexation”. President Harrison’s treaty was a nasty negotiation. The treaty made President Harrison an expansionist. But Julius W. Pratt explored the Hawaiian annexation that President Harrison made. Julius W. Pratt argued that President Harrison’s idea of the annexation was not expansionist because President Harrison’s rapid negotiation of the treaty was important because of President Harrison probable support the revolutionary movement to over thrown the Hawaii’s Kingdom and Queen Liliokalani.
President Grover Cleveland
President Grover Cleveland was also an administrative to over thrown Hawaiian Kingdom and was a replacement of President Benjamin Harrison. During President Grover Cleveland’s last month in his office, he sent his annexation treaty to the Senate for confirmation, but President Grover Cleveland that became the new president withdrew the treaty to re-examine the annexation treaty. President Cleveland received that Dole was trying to replace the Hawaiian flag into the America’s flag in Honolulu. President Cleveland became curious that he study the Hawaiian revolution. President Cleveland late then wrote to the provisional government that the armed invasion by the United State was an act of war. President Cleveland recommended to restore the monarchy, but was rejected by the Congress. As we can see here, President Cleveland was against the annexed between Hawaii and the United States, but President Cleveland couldn’t get people to agree with him especially the Congress.
Historical Significance
Is Hawai'i legally or lawfully a state of the Union
People of Hawaii didn’t want to be part of any states. Yes they allowed American’s to help all the King Kamehameha I, King Kamehameha II, King Kamehameha III, King Lunalilo, King Kalakaua, and Queen Liliokalani to rule their monarchy, but due to John Steven’s role it was an act of war.