Hawaiian Annexation Timeline

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the sugar planters staged an uprising to overthrow the Queen. Around the same time, they appealed to the United States armed forces to protect them. Without Presidential approval, marines stormed the islands, and the American minister to the islands raised the stars and stripes in Honolulu

By this time, Gover Cleveland was inauguarated as presidnet

The U.S. began having an interest in Hawaii

Since the 1840s, keeping European powers out of Hawaii became a principal foreign policy goal

war broke out with Spain. The military significance of Hawaiian naval bases as a way station to the Spanish Philippines.

Texas joind the Union

Hawaii remained a territory until granted statehood as the fiftieth state

Congress approved the McKinley Tariff. At the same time, the Hawaiian throne was passed to Queen Liliuokalani

Hawaii remained a territory until granted statehood as the fiftieth state