Download The Hawaiian Acquisition - Golden Valley High School

By :
Angel Martinez
Santiago Guzman
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the act of acquiring or gaining
possession(ww.dictionary.com)
The main purpose why the U.S. wanted
to take over the land of Hawaii is due to
the fact that Hawaii has a large export in
sugar
 So then the U.S. conquered the
Hawaiian kingdom
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Hawaii was a kingdom
 Led by Queen Liliuokalani
 Hawaii was a monarchy at the time
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The goals were to depose the queen,
overthrow the monarchy, and seek Hawaii's
annexation to the United States.
 It started from 1898 to 1900
 Led by some Americans and Europeans
 This group was called The Committee of
Safety, formally the Citizen's Committee of
Public Safety, was a 13-member group of
the Hawaiian League also known as the
Annexation Club.
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The Martial Law was introduced by Sanford
B. Dole
 Martial law - is the imposition of military rule
by military authorities over designated
regions on an emergency
basis(http://en.wikipedia.org)
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In the battle, Wilcox moved his men
through the mountains, advancing
toward Honolulu. They stayed in Moʻiliʻili
and the battled lasted for a day.
Kingdom of Hawaii (in exile) was abolished.
 Hawaii is annexed to the United States three years
later
 Hawaiian surrender.
 Queen Liliuokalani relinquishes power.
 Provisional Government established.
 Hawaii organized into a territory, then a state of the
United States.
 50th, and last, territory granted Statehood.
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