The Organic Act

What is the Organic Act?

• An act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawai'i

• An act to change all foods to become organic

• An act to give the US access to the plantations in Hawai'i

• An act to make Hawai'i and New Zealand friends

Who benefitted from the Organic Act?

• Hawai'i

• The United States

What did the native people lose?

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• land and rights

• sugar cane

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One economic impact of the Organic Act was that the US beneifited from selling Hawaii's sugar cane

• True

• False

One political impact of the Organic Act was that Hawai'i changed from a monarchy to a democracy

• True

• False

One social impact of the Organic Act was that citizens of Hawai'i had to learn the English language

• True

• False