U.S. Imperialism Timeline

New England Missionaries Attempt to Spread Their Religion

U.S. Begins to Protect Hawaii and its Sugar Trade from Europe

After Swelling Sugar Profit, U.S. Approves the McKinley Tariff Which Raised Import Rates of Foreign Sugars

Hawaiian Queen Luliuokalini Abdicated by Rogue U.S. Marines and Sugar Growers

New President Grover Cleveland Opposed Imperialism but Was Distracted by Spanish-American War; Matter Left Unnoticed and Hawaii Remained Annexed (Forcible Acquisition of Land from Another Country)

Hawaii Remained Annexed Until 1959 When it Was Granted Statehood