Effects Of American Imperialism On Hawaii

(1)In 1778 when English explorer James Cook came across the Hawaiian islands, he wasn’t aware of the battle he was bringing to the Hawaiian people. For the next 100 years the U.S., Britain, and France significantly changed Hawaii. Diseases brought by these white foreigners wiped out 75 percent of the natives and all 3 of these countries looked for ways to influence the rule of this resource rich territory. U.S. imperialists began to succeed when they got Hawaii to sign a free-trade agreement to satisfy the huge demand of sugar in the states, while benefitting the island’s sugar planters. This was a good deal until a tariff in the United States raised the price on import sugars. The U.S. then used force to implement a constitution that weakened native Hawaiian’s voting power and their economy. The ruler at the time, Queen Liliuokalani deduced that Hawaii’s main problem was foreign interference and things began to get more complicated.
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