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Discovery of Hawaii
The British explorer, captain James Coke arrived in Hawai'i and found 300,000 hawaiians. -
Missionaries arrive
American missionaries were welcomed by the Hawaiian islanders, and became powerful sugar planters and politicians. -
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John tyler becomes president.
The Tyler Doctorine is issued and places an American sphere of influence on Hawaii. -
Peaceful Times
The US and Hawaii wrote and signed a treaty of friendship. -
SECRECY
King Kamehameha III secretly asked the US to annex Hawai'i and President Daniel Webster declines. -
US guides Hawaii
The trade reciprocity treaty linked and allowed US sugar plantation owners to control the economy and government in Hawaii. -
Proclaimed overthrow
Saumel Dole and his fellow conspirators proclaimed an overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. Claimed to be under a corrupt dissolute regime. -
The First Apology
President Cleveland apologized to the Queen of Hawaii and refused to annex Hawaii -
Monarchy finished
Samford Dole, a pineapple business entrepreneur declared himself of the republic of Hawaii, after the US house of Reps. had voted not to restore a monarchy. He led a group of people to dethrone Liliuo'Kalani. -
Thoughts of Annexation
Republican party platform calls for the annexation of Hawaii. -
Hawaii becomes US territory
Hawaii officially becomes a US territory after political leaders fear the islands could be annexed by Japan. -
Hawaii becomes a state
Hawaii becomes the 50th state after 90% of the islanders supported statehood.And a bypartisan compromise linked its stauts to Alaska. (Alaska also became a state in 1953). -
Apology by Clinton
President Clinton apologized for the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy by US citizens.
