Hawaii annexation

What was the role of Liliuokalani during the annexation of Hawaii?

• Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to desperately resist US control of the Hawaiian Islands.
• Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to sell the islands for a large profit. 
  
• Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to create a treaty between the US and Hawaii. 

Describe the role of Dole during the annexation of Hawaii.  

• Dole was the ancestor of Liliuokalani and was heir to the throne. 
• Dole was the Senator of Hawaii at the time of annexation. 
• Dole was the President of the Provisional Government of Hawaii who refused to return Liliuokalani's power to her.  

Describe the role of McKinley during the annexation of Hawaii.

• McKinley annexed Hawaii when he became president.  
• McKinley did not want to annex without a full vote from all Hawaiians.  
• Hawaii was already annexed before McKinley came into office.  

What does sugar cane have to do with the annexation of Hawaii?

• Sugar cane had little to do with the annexation of Hawaii.  
• American planters were profiting so much for sugar cane that they decided to annex Hawaii to get more money. 
• American planters were profiting greatly through ties with US through tax free sugar trade.  Due to the McKinley Tariff, making sugar importation no longer tax free.

What does it mean that the provisional government was planning to "annex" Hawaii?

• destroy and bomb

• overthrow the leaders

• trade with

• add as a territory

Who would be the head, in charge, of the new Provisional Government of Hawaii?

• Lorrin A. Thurston

• Sanford B. Dole

• Grover Cleveland

• John L. Stevens

The overthrow of Liliuokalani was known as a _______, which comes from a French word meaning a sudden and violent seizure of power from the government.

• Amour

• Merci

• Fromage

• Coup

U.S. President Grover Cleveland sent someone to investigate what had happened in Hawaii. The commissioner he sent had determined Liliuokalani had been _________ overthrown and the monarchy should be restored.

• legally

• illegaly

Why was the Spanish-American War significant in the United States wanting to annex Hawaii?

• They could use Hawaiians to fight for them in the war.

• The United States wanted Hawaii to keep Spanish prisoners to work in the sugar plantations.

• The Spanish wanted to help Hawaii fight the United States.

• Hawaii would be an important place for America's military going to war with Spain in the Philippines

President ____________ would decided to support and allow the annexation of Hawaii, becoming a territory of the United States of America.

• Cleveland

• McKinley

• Clinton

• Obama