U.S. History-American Imperialism #1 2021

What was the main crop the United States was interested in from Hawaii?

• Sugar

• Apples

• Tabacco

• Wheat

which president finally annexed Hawaii?

• Grover Cleveland

• Ulysses S Grant

• William McKinley

• Teddy Roosevelt

Why did Hawaii leaders wait until a new president took office to ask to be annexed?

• Did not agree with Grover Cleveland

• Grover Cleveland did not want Hawaii

• Did not want to be annex at all

• Grover Cleveland was against imperialism

Which is NOT an argument for American expansion?

• spread democracy & peace

• acquire land to compete against European nations

• racial & religious superiority

• gain more citizens around the world

What was the US MAINLY concerned about during imperialism?

• finding new markets for trade

• acquiring raw materials

• world conquest

• declaring war

Argued that a powerful navy was key to national greatness

• Alfred T. Mahan

• Carl Schurz

• Josiah Strong

• Mr. Salguero

Why did plantation owners in Hawaii fear a loss of profit?

• a new tariff imposed taxes on sugar

• protesters burned their plantations

• not enough workers to produce sugar

• not enough customers to buy sugar

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

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

• illegally

• legitimately

• lawfully

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

• Cleveland

• McKinley

• Wilson

• Roosevelt