E Ho Mai
Give forth knowledge from above
Thesis
President William McKinley
President William McKinley became the new next president right after President Grover Cleveland on March 4, 1897. When annexation was a problem in the Hawaii Kingdom, he was in favor for it. Then as when the Spanish-American War happened, Pearl Harbor was desired. Pearl Harbor was a significant and strategic location that was desired for the Spanish-American War. The Spanish-American War was part of the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rico. He attempted to prevent war and endeavored to persuade the Spanish Government to adopt a conciliatory with the Cuban Insurrectionists. Which there was the peace treaty that was signed, but the Spanish-American war happened. He did not share the laissez-faire ideas of his predecessor. In July 7, 1900, it became the United States territory. Then there became a new imperialism. He served in Congress from 1876 to 1890 and became a strong supporter to protective tariffs. President William McKinley was considered as an important national leader.
President Grover Cleveland
President Grover Cleveland was known as a political reformer. He was part of the annexation, which was an act of war during that time. He then decides to send Secretary James Blount a 1, 400 page report about the overthrow being illegal and immoral. Queen Liliuokalani writes a letter to President Grover Cleveland about the annexation in the Hawaiian Kingdom. He then tries to help Queen Liliuokalani to get her land back because of the annexation, and tried to yield her sovereignty. They imprisoned the Queen and conspired to annex the Islands to the United States. The U.S government then refuses to regain her throne . The American flag was lowered, he tried to return the Hawaii Kingdom to Queen Liliuokalani, and does nothing about it afterwards because there was nothing that they could do afterwards. Then that was when President William McKinley became the next president at that time.
Minister John L. Stevens
Historical Significance
This topic is important in history because everyone should know what happened back in the days. From the annexation, to the over throw, to Pearl Harbor. So many things happened back in the days with the Hawaiian Kingdom. And it shares how Hawaii is the way it is now. With all the important people being apart of the hawaiian Kingdom.
The long term significance was that the overthrow effected the way Hawaii is now. It made all the roles of the important people and without it to happen, who could know what Hawaii could actually be like today. The overthrow, the annexation, Pearl Harbor, all the presidents, queen, kings, effected the way Hawaii is right now.
Supplemental Information
1893 in the Hawaiian Islands, in which anti-monarchical insurgents within the Kingdom of Hawaii composed largely of United States citizens, engineered the overthrow of its native monarch, Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii was initially reconstituted as an independent republic, but the ultimate goal of the revolutionaries was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which was finally accomplished in 1898.
Website: https://jenniferlymburner.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/hi_annexation.jpg
Location: Hawaii, United States
Is Hawaii legally and lawfully a state of the union?
Citations
"Grover Cleveland." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland>.
"John L. Stevens." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Stevens>.
"The Overthrow of the Monarchy." The Overthrow of the Monarchy. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2015. <http://www.hawaii-nation.org/soa.html>.
"William McKinley." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley>.