Why Was The Bayonet Constitution Unjustified?

The overthrow began with a major event where Lorrin Andrews Thurston wrote the “Bayonet Constitution” and had his militia march to the monarch at the time, King Kalākaua, to force him to sign it. This was the great beginning to the journey towards Hawaii’s overthrow. The Annexationists, also known as the Committee of Safety or Hawaiian League, supported the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom to the United States. They played a huge part in the takeover of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was unjustified because Lorrin A. Thurston forced King Kalākaua to sign the Bayonet Constitution and the Committee of Safety deviated from the U.S. president’s commands to restore Hawaii’s power. The Bayonet Constitution was a document