Transcript US Takes Hawaii - Mr. Bakker`s Online History Classroom

Do Now!
What were the last two states
to join the United States of
America?
What is a better way of
acquiring new land, paying for it
or taking it by force? Why?
U.S. Acquires Alaska
U.S. Acquires Alaska
U.S. Acquires Alaska
• The story of how the U.S. acquired Alaska:
• http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/
recon/jb_recon_alaska_1.html
U.S. Takes Hawaii
U.S. Takes Hawaii
• Since 1790 American merchants stopped in Hawaii on
their way to China and East India
• In the 1820s, Yankee missionaries founded Christian
schools and churches
• The children and grandchildren of the Yankee
missionaries became sugar planters in Hawaii and
sold their crops to the United States
Hawaii’s Economy
By the mid 1800s, 75% of wealth came from
sugar plantations
The Sugar Plantations were owned by
Americans
The labor working on the plantations were
imported from Japan, China, and Portugal
By 1900, foreigners and immigrant laborers
outnumbered native Hawaiians 3 to 1
Hawaii’s Economy
1875 no duty on Hawaiian sugar, no added fee
to sell/buy the sugar in America
This created a huge economic boom over the
next 15 years, and Hawaiian sugar cane
production increased 9 times
White planters profited big time from their
close ties back in the United States
Hawaii’s Economy
1887 The King of Hawaii was forced by wealthy white
businessmen to grant voting rights to only wealthy landowners
1887 U.S. gained rights to Pearl Harbor, the best port in
Hawaii, and the U.S. set up a military base there to be used as a
refueling station for American ships
1890 McKinley Tariff eliminated the duty-free status of
Hawaiian sugar thus Hawaiian sugar had to compete with other
sugar growers, especially Cuba and other Caribbean islands
American planters called for the United States to annex Hawaii
so Hawaiian sugar would become duty-free again but President
Cleveland said no
Deposing of the Queen
Queen Liliuokalani wanted to:
end wealthy property
qualifications for voting
Restore power to native
Hawaiians
Deposing of the Queen
The Americans sugar growers organized a revolt
against the Queen in 1893 with the help of
Ambassador John Stevens and the Marines
Queen Liliuokalani was arrested and removed from
power
Sanford Dole became the temporary president of
Hawaii, helping setup a new government
President Cleveland directed those who revolted to
reinstate the queen, but Dole refused
President Cleveland recognized the Republic of
Hawaii but would not annex it unless the majority of
Hawaiians favored it
Queen Liliuokalani
Grover
Cleveland
William
McKinley
Sanford Dole
Republic of Hawaii
August 12, 1898 Pres. McKinley
and congress made Hawaii an
American territory.
In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th
state of the United States
D.O.L.
 How did the U.S. acquire
Alaska?
 Who were the leaders in
leading Hawaii towards
becoming apart of America?