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The brother of Queen Lili'uokalani, King David Kalakaua, had taken place to the throne. -
The Reciprocity Treaty allowed Hawaiian sugar plantations to transport and sell sugar to the U.S. without having to pay a fee, duties, or taxes for it to get in. Because of this, investments in Hawaiian sugar plantations became larger and larger. -
The bayonet constitution has it’s name because that day, King Kalakaua was being held at gunpoint to sign a constitution that was written and imposed by Lorrin A. Thurston, with a bayonet held to his throat. Signing the constitution led to the monarchy losing power and Americans gaining power without Hawaiian citizenship. -
The McKinley Tariff had eliminated Hawaiian sugar growers tax-free sugar status and had led their sugar to being undersold in America's markets. -
King David Kalakaua had died, Bright's disease took his life, Liliuokalani was heartbroken as she took the throne. Even though she had lots of death threats, Queen Liliuokalani was determined to restore power to her people. -
160+ U.S marines went to the palace and the "Committee of Safety" kicked out Queen Liliuokalani from the office. Liliuokalani's supporters tried to oppose a revolution but instead got put in jail/death. The Republicans forced Liliuokalani to sign a form that claimed to give up her throne completely and they imprisoned her in Iolani palace. -
Queen Liliuokalani had attempted to create a new constitution that would strengthen the power of the monarchy; this had happened because of the Bayonet Constitution. -
Once Queen Liliuokalani was released from being held on house arrest, she traveled to Washington, D.C. with Hawaiian nationalists where they successfully convinced the Congress to halt the Republic annexation treaty. -
Since the Spanish American war had begun, President McKinley had seen Hawai'i as a good military base. He had declared it U.S. territory, broken international law, and disappointing queen Lilioukalani and her people.