annexationofhawaii
Harsha Valluri
9/15/15
Ac. U.S. history
Annexation of Hawaii: JUSTIFIED!
Beautiful beaches, tropical fruits, amazing volcanoes and an aesthetic view, that description makes many people think of the beautiful Hawaii. What some people don’t know is the history of how Hawaii became a part of the USA. Hawaii was annexed by having to overthrow its leader, and by destroying its government. “In January 1893, the planters staged an uprising to overthrow the Queen. At the same time, they appealed to the United States armed forces for protection” (ushistory.org). Many people debate on the justification of this action. They believe it was an injustice to Hawaii and its people, but really it was a justified action. It was justified because this act brought a lot of profit for America, it was imperialism (social darwinism), and if America had not annexed Hawaii another country most likely would have. The annexation of Hawaii was a justified action by the American Government.
Hawaiian sugar canes brought much profit to U.S.A. Hawaii was a fantastic place for sugar cane farms. Since many Americans migrated there, they started sugar cane farms of their own. Americans had a sweet tooth, so they bought a lot from Hawaiian sugar cane farms. This brought a lot of profit to Hawaiian farmers, but due to that the American farmers’ sales were falling. This problem was fixed with a tariff. Because of the tariff, Hawaiian farmers stopped getting as much profit as they were getting before. Since they did not get as much profit, sugar industrialists thought that if Hawaii was apart of America, then not only them, but America as a country would profit from it. After the sugar farmers overthrew Hawaii’s leader, it was eventually annexed. America benefited from this, because like the sugar investor thought, it did bring profit. So, really this was just darwinism, survival of the fittest.
Imperialism is another reason to prove that the annexation of Hawaii was a justified act. Like many
9/15/15
Ac. U.S. history
Annexation of Hawaii: JUSTIFIED!
Beautiful beaches, tropical fruits, amazing volcanoes and an aesthetic view, that description makes many people think of the beautiful Hawaii. What some people don’t know is the history of how Hawaii became a part of the USA. Hawaii was annexed by having to overthrow its leader, and by destroying its government. “In January 1893, the planters staged an uprising to overthrow the Queen. At the same time, they appealed to the United States armed forces for protection” (ushistory.org). Many people debate on the justification of this action. They believe it was an injustice to Hawaii and its people, but really it was a justified action. It was justified because this act brought a lot of profit for America, it was imperialism (social darwinism), and if America had not annexed Hawaii another country most likely would have. The annexation of Hawaii was a justified action by the American Government.
Hawaiian sugar canes brought much profit to U.S.A. Hawaii was a fantastic place for sugar cane farms. Since many Americans migrated there, they started sugar cane farms of their own. Americans had a sweet tooth, so they bought a lot from Hawaiian sugar cane farms. This brought a lot of profit to Hawaiian farmers, but due to that the American farmers’ sales were falling. This problem was fixed with a tariff. Because of the tariff, Hawaiian farmers stopped getting as much profit as they were getting before. Since they did not get as much profit, sugar industrialists thought that if Hawaii was apart of America, then not only them, but America as a country would profit from it. After the sugar farmers overthrew Hawaii’s leader, it was eventually annexed. America benefited from this, because like the sugar investor thought, it did bring profit. So, really this was just darwinism, survival of the fittest.
Imperialism is another reason to prove that the annexation of Hawaii was a justified act. Like many