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The Mahele and Sugar

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Hawaiian word "mahele" means...

a)

owndership

b)

laws

c)

land

d)

division

2.

The "Great Mahele" was a law signed by Kamehameha III that...

a)

divided the land to allow foreigners and Hawaiians to purchase and own their own land.

b)

divided the land to allow ONLY Hawaiian people to get land.

c)

gave all the land to the king and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.

d)

divided the land to allow ONLY foreigners to get land.

3.

Under the new laws of the Great Mahele, many Hawaiian commoners lost the opportunity to own "kuleana lands" because...

*Select two key reasons

a)

they did not care for and cultivate the land

b)

they did not want to take the land thinking it was only for the king

c)

they did not pay the appropriate land/property taxes

d)

they did not live on the specific plot of land for the required time

4.

The board game __________ is a great analogy to understanding how private land and property ownership can be very profitable.

a)

Life

b)

Monopoly

c)

Candyland

d)

Battleship

5.

The two main crops that would become profitable for Hawai'i were...

a)

coffee

b)

rice

c)

sugarcane

d)

cotton

6.

The first successful sugar plantation was the Koloa plantation on the island of...

a)

Lana'i

b)

O'ahu

c)

Kaua'i

d)

Big Island

7.
There were two main reasons why the United States became one of the main markets for Hawaiian sugar. Which of the following is NOT a reason? 
a)
The U.S. Civil War was cutting off crops from the South to the North.
b)
The United States did not have their own sugarcane plantations.
c)
The 1949 Gold Rush in California caused a need for more crops like sugarcane. 
8.
The Big Five include:
1. Theo H Davies
2. _________ & Company
3. Castle & Cooke
4. Alexander & Baldwin
5. Hackfield & Company
a)
M. Johnson
b)
C. Brewer
c)
L. James
d)
K. Bryant
9.

The Big Five still have economic influence in Hawaii decades after the sugar industry.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Theo H Davies owned all Pizza Hut and __________ franchises in Hawaii till 2004. 
a)
Dominoes Pizza
b)
Taco Bell
c)
McDonald's 
d)
Burger King
11.

Alexander & Baldwin owns Matson Navigation and controls most of the...

a)

warehouse storage in Hawaii.

b)

food production in Hawaii.

c)

shipping between Hawaii and the mainland.

d)

fishing industry in Hawaii.

12.
Hawaii Creole English or "Pidgin" was created to...
a)
by the plantation owners to talk to the workers.
b)
allow different cultures working on the plantation talk to each other. 
c)
have everyone stop speaking their native language and learn English.
d)
help people learn more of the Hawaiian language.
13.
Pidgin was a mix of various languages. What was NOT one of these languages?
a)
Japanese
b)
Hawaiian
c)
Russian
d)
Filipino
14.
The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was signed between the Kingdom of Hawaii and __________. 
a)
the United States
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
England
15.
What does the word reciprocity mean? 
a)
making an alliance against another country
b)
an equal exchange; giving and getting the same thing in return
c)
sharing a lot of money
d)
an unofficial agreement
16.

Why did Hawaiian sugar plantations need immigrant laborers?

a)

Hawaiians did not want to work in these plantations.

b)

The Hawaiian population was continuing to decline.

c)

Workers in Hawaii were asking for too much money.

17.
What did the Reciprocity Treaty do?
a)
It stated the US would protect the Kingdom of Hawaii from other countries.
b)
It only allowed Hawaii to sell its sugar to the U.S.
c)
Products/goods between Hawaii and the U.S. would be duty (tax) free.
18.
The majority of plantation laborers (workers) emigrated from what continent? 
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
19.

What was the nickname for the companies that controlled the sugar industry in Hawaii?

a)

The Sugar Barons

b)

The Big Brands

c)

The Big Five

d)

The Fab Five

20.

Why was there such a big difference between the number of Hawaiian deaths and foreigner deaths?

a)

The foreigners washed their hands more than the Hawaiians.

b)

Foreigners had built up an immunity to these diseases.

c)

The food foreigners brought got the Hawaiians sick.

d)

Foreigners had invented vaccines to protect themselves.

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