Annexation Of Hawai'i
In 1893, a group of sugar and pineapple growing workers who were supported by the American minister to Hawai'i while being backed up by heavily armed U.S. soldiers and marines, deposed of Hawai'i's Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani. Later they imprisoned her and took 1.75 million acres of crown land and planned to take possession of the Hawaiian Islands making them part of the United States.
On January 17, 1893, the people who planned the annexation announced the overthrow of the queen's government. To avoid bloodshed and war, Queen Lili'uokalani yielded her power and called upon the U.S. government "to undo the actions of its representatives." The U.S. government refused to help her regain her throne. When she died in 1917, Hawai'i was an American territory. In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state after a poll in which 90% of the islanders supported statehood.
On January 17, 1893, the people who planned the annexation announced the overthrow of the queen's government. To avoid bloodshed and war, Queen Lili'uokalani yielded her power and called upon the U.S. government "to undo the actions of its representatives." The U.S. government refused to help her regain her throne. When she died in 1917, Hawai'i was an American territory. In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state after a poll in which 90% of the islanders supported statehood.