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the beginning of Hawaii annexation
In 1849, Hawaii became a protectorate of the U.S. This happened through economic treaties. These treaties led to a buildup of American business people operating in Hawaii. Over time, these business people pressured the king to limit voting rights to wealthy land owners. Most of these people were foreigners. From this time on, the Hawaiian legislature was pretty much dominated by foreign influence. -
The Bayonet Constitution
In 1887, the American, European and elite Hawaiian natives in the Hawaiian government passed a new constitution, stripping the monarchy of its power. They used military force to make the king sign it. -
The Wilcox rebellion of 1889
The Wilcox rebellion of 1889 was a revolt led by Robert Wilcox to force King Kalākaua of Hawaii to reenact the Hawaiian Constitution of 1864 from the Constitution of 1887. -
revolution of hawaii
On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The coup led to the dissolving of the Kingdom of Hawaii two years later, its annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union -
The Republic of Hawaii
The Republic of Hawaii was officially established on July 4, 1894. Sanford B. Dole was the first president. The President of the United States, Grover Cleveland, and his administration, researched and found that the overthrowing of Queen Lili'uokalani was illegal, and actually wanted the Queen returned to power. -
annexation of hawaii
In June 1897, when President William McKinley submitted to the Senate a treaty to annex Hawaii to the United States, he called it a “consummation” or “the inevitable consequence of three quarters of a century” of history.1 This was the history of American expansion in Hawaii. It included not only successive attempts to bring Hawaii under American control by annexation but also the growing economic and political power of Americans residing in Hawaii. -
the Spanish american war
On February 15, 1898 the Maine mysteriously blew up. The US blamed a Spanish mine. McKinley gave the OK for war, and by April, both the US and Spain had declared war. The US liberated Cuba, and got Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as colonies for itself. -
sinking the uss maine
the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. -
guarantee Cuba’s independence
On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the fighting in Cuba between the rebels and Spanish forces, and to establish a “stable government” that would “maintain order” and ensure the “peace and tranquility and the security” of Cuban and U.S. citizens on the island. he deemed necessary to guarantee Cuba’s independence. -
invasion of cuba
the Rough Riders were a volunteer regiment commanded by LEONARD WOOD, but organized by Theodore Roosevelt. Supported by two African American regiments, the Rough Riders charged up SAN JUAN HILL and helped Shafter bottle the Spanish forces in Santiago harbor. The war was lost when the Spanish Atlantic fleet was destroyed by the pursuing American forces. -
Battle of Cárdenas
The Second Battle of Cárdenas was a secondary naval engagement of the Spanish–American War fought on 11 May 1898 in the port of Cárdenas, Cuba, between an American squadron of 5 ships under Captain Chapman C. Todd and 3 small Spanish vessels under Mariano Mateu -
Puerto Rican Campaign
The Puerto Rican Campaign was an American military sea and land operation on the island of Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War. The offensive began on May 12, 1898, when the United States Navy attacked the capital, San Juan. -
Battle of Manila Bay
Dewey was in the perfect position to strike, and when given his orders to attack on May 1, 1898, the American navy was ready -
Battle of Guantanamo Bay
The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 10 in 1898, during the Spanish–American War, when American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantánamo Bay -
Battle of San Juan Hill
The Battle of San Juan Hill (1 July 1898), also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. -
Battle of El Caney
The Battle of El Caney was fought on 1 July 1898, during the Spanish–American War in southeastern Cuba. Lawton succeeded in capturing the town, fort and blockhouses and protected the right flank of the main American attack on the Heights of San Juan to the south. -
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a naval battle that occurred on July 3, 1898, in which the United States Navy decisively defeated Spanish forces, sealing American victory in the Spanish–American War and achieving nominal independence for Cuba from Spanish rule. -
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago also known as the Siege of Santiago de Cuba was the last major operation of the Spanish–American War on the island of Cuba. -
Battle of Manila (1898)
The Battle of Manila sometimes called the Mock Battle of Manila, was a land engagement which took place in Manila on August 13, 1898, at the end of the Spanish–American War, four months after the decisive victory by Commodore Dewey's Asiatic Squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay. -
treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris was most generous to the winners. The United States received the Philippines and the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico. Cuba became independent, and Spain was awarded $20 million dollars for its losses -
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the building of the panama canal
Building the Panama Canal, 1903–1914. President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal—a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. -
the buying of the canal zone
In 1904, the United States bought the Canal Zone. It wanted to expand its shipping and naval power between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It paid $10 million to Panama and $40 million to the French. U.S. engineers decided a canal lock would protect ships from landslides in the Andes Mountains. -
hardships working on the panama canal
at first they were clearing the way and draining swamps but then thing got serious. People had to try and stop diseases, trying to protect themselves from Malaria, Amnesia, and even yellow fever. People had to keep weapons and ammunition around at all time. At random times during the works, groups of Indians would come and try to stop this work. -
finishing the canal
over 10,000 people had died. Even though they had such an awful time finishing the canal. It was open for use on August 15, 1914. -
hawaii became a state
hawaii became a state