Timeline events that led to the Overthrow of Hawaii

By Corey Gonsales
  • Kalakaua Becomes King

    Kalakaua Becomes King

    David Kalakaua was elected king of Hawaii in 1874.
  • The Reciprocity Treaty

    The Reciprocity Treaty

    The Reciprocity Treaty was a free trade agreement between the U.S which hawaii was giving them sugar for excahnged econamic privallges from the united states.
  • Bayonet Constitution

    Bayonet Constitution

    King David Kalakaua signed a new constitution for the kingdom of Hawai'i. Kalakaua signed the law at gunpoint, which led to the document being nicknamed the “Bayonet Constitution.”
  • Rebellion of 1889

    Rebellion of 1889

    A revolt led by Robert Wilcox attempted to force King Kalakaua to reenact the Hawaiian Constitution of 1864 from the Constitution of 1887. The rebellion was crushed.
  • The McKinley Tariff

    The McKinley Tariff

    Raised the average tax on foreign goods to nearly 50% in an attempt to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.
  • Kalakaua death

    Kalakaua death

    Kalakaua dies in San Francisco on Jan. 20 died from bright disease.
  • Lili'uokalani becomes queen

    Lili'uokalani becomes queen

    Lili'uokalani assumed the throne in 1891, following the sudden death of her brother King David Kalakaua.
  • Queen Lili'uokalani's new constitution

    Queen Lili'uokalani's new constitution

    A new constitution was prepared and drafted which would give power back to the monarchy instead of the rich merchants to control the kingdom.
  • The Overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom

    The Overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom

    A group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president.