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U.S Attempts to Improve Hawaii * King Kamehameha III * Daniel Webster * Grover Cleveland * Minister Stevens * Benjamin Harrison * John L. Stevens * Dole Fruit Company * Kapu System and Ali’is * Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani
* King Kamehameha III * Daniel Webster * Grover Cleveland * Minister Stevens * Benjamin Harrison * John L. Stevens * Dole Fruit Company * Kapu System and Ali’is * Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani
Hawaii became a U.S territory.
Hawaii became a U.S territory.
TERMS AND NAMES
TERMS AND NAMES
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
MAIN IDEA
MAIN IDEA
The U. S. annexed Hawaii. Hawaiians lost their land to the United States, but improved their quality of life
The U. S. annexed Hawaii. Hawaiians lost their land to the United States, but improved their quality of life
Setting the Stage: During the period 1778 to 1893, a conflict over trade developed between the U. S. and Hawaii. Increased trade resulted in U. S. trying to colonize Hawaii. Colonization refers to an establishment of settler colonies, trading, and plantations in other countries. Colonization resulted in conflict between the settlers and the native Hawaiians. The conflict was finally resolved when the U. S. annexed Hawaii in 1893.
Who first settled Hawaii?
Figure 1: Polynesian Sailing Vessel
Figure 1: Polynesian Sailing Vessel
Archeological discoveries suggest that the settlement of Hawaii involved two waves of Polynesian migration. Historians believe that the Polynesian explorers came from the South Pacific centuries before Cook arrived in Hawaii. First were the Marquesas that settled in Hawaii in 600 or 700 AD. The second wave came from the Society Islands in about 1100 AD. “Lacking instruments of navigation or charts or any kind, the Polynesians sailed into vast oceans. They staked their lives on their knowledge of the sky and its stars, the sea and its currents, the flight
* King Kamehameha III * Daniel Webster * Grover Cleveland * Minister Stevens * Benjamin Harrison * John L. Stevens * Dole Fruit Company * Kapu System and Ali’is * Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani
Hawaii became a U.S territory.
Hawaii became a U.S territory.
TERMS AND NAMES
TERMS AND NAMES
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
MAIN IDEA
MAIN IDEA
The U. S. annexed Hawaii. Hawaiians lost their land to the United States, but improved their quality of life
The U. S. annexed Hawaii. Hawaiians lost their land to the United States, but improved their quality of life
Setting the Stage: During the period 1778 to 1893, a conflict over trade developed between the U. S. and Hawaii. Increased trade resulted in U. S. trying to colonize Hawaii. Colonization refers to an establishment of settler colonies, trading, and plantations in other countries. Colonization resulted in conflict between the settlers and the native Hawaiians. The conflict was finally resolved when the U. S. annexed Hawaii in 1893.
Who first settled Hawaii?
Figure 1: Polynesian Sailing Vessel
Figure 1: Polynesian Sailing Vessel
Archeological discoveries suggest that the settlement of Hawaii involved two waves of Polynesian migration. Historians believe that the Polynesian explorers came from the South Pacific centuries before Cook arrived in Hawaii. First were the Marquesas that settled in Hawaii in 600 or 700 AD. The second wave came from the Society Islands in about 1100 AD. “Lacking instruments of navigation or charts or any kind, the Polynesians sailed into vast oceans. They staked their lives on their knowledge of the sky and its stars, the sea and its currents, the flight
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