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David Kalakaua was known as the Merrie Monarch. -
The Hawaiian league was a group established by Lorrin A Thursrton and many other white foreigners, the group was established to meet an end goal of abolishing the monarchy and establish Hawaii as a republic. -
The Hawaiian league and Honolulu rifles pressured the King to sign the document with guns which is why it's called the bayonet constitution. Which gave the king and Hawaiians less power. -
This act raised tax on foreign goods nearly 50% in an attempt to protect domestic industries from foreign competition. Which caused rough times for Hawaiian sugar farmers. -
King David Kalakaua died of Bright's Disease. -
After David Kalakaua's death, his sister Liliuokalani claimed her heir to the throne. -
The Constitution was the attempt to create a new constitution in order to strengthen the power of the monarch -
Sanford Ballard Dole wanted to make a new government in Hawaii so he locked up Queen Liliuokalani at Iolani Palace. -
The annexation of Hawaii was to stop the taxes of sugar to the US. -
Queen Liliuokalani's last words in Aloha Oe were, “until we meet again.” Queen Liliuokalani was 79 years old when she meet her end by a stroke.