hawaii

By esimon

  • captain cook

    British explorer Captain James Cook anchors in Waimea Bay. this is important because it brought sickness to the islands and many natives were killed.

  • King Kamehameha

    King Kamehameha conquered many of the islands and establishes the Hawaiian monarchy. This is important because it brought the islands together.

  • coffee and pineapple

    The Spanish introduce coffee and pineapple to Hawaii. This grew hawaii's economy.

  • Kamehameha II

    Kamehameha dies and his son becomes Kamehameha II. This is important because it was a change in power

  • treaty

    U.S. enters into treaty with Hawaii.

  • epidemic

    Smallpox epidemic takes the lives of over 5,000 Hawaiians. This killed a tremendous amount of natives.

  • overthrow

    Hawaiian Monarchy overthrown

  • Republic

    Republic of Hawaii established

  • annex

    the U.S. Congress passes a resolution to annex Hawaii

  • Pearl Harbor

    Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.