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Colonization and decolonization of Hawaii
Colonization and decolonization of Hawaii
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Hawaii was first colonized by the Polynesian voyagers in the 8th century
Was ruled by a monarchy
In 1778 an english explorer captain james cook lead the first voyage to hawaii.
He and his crew were welcomed by the hawaiians who were fascinated by the europeans ships and use of iron
On the second arrival the hawaiians were in a festival dedicated to their god lono and the voyagers landed in the bay of lono so they were welcomed as gods until one of the crew members died revealing the europeans mortality. After this the relationship between the Europeans and the natives was strained so the Europeans tried to leave for England but were caught in a storm and had to turn back.
The Hawaiians greeted the crew by throwing stones at the men and by stealing a small
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Mr. Dole then presented a treaty of annexation to the Senate however most Democrats opposed it especially after it was revealed that the Hawaiians did not approve of the annexation.
Because of the resistance of the Democrats the treaty of annexation was vetoed.
The president, Grover Cleveland then sent a new minister to Hawaii
This was to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne under the constitution of 1887.
Dole refused to step aside and proclaimed the existence of a independent republic of Hawaii
Cleveland was reluctant to overthrow the government by force
So his successor William Mckinley devised a treaty with the republic of Hawaii in 1897 then in 1898 the Spanish-American war broke out and because of the use of Pearl Harbor during the war the Congress was convinced that approving the formal annexation would lead to more good than bad
In 1900 Hawaii was officially registered as a territory.
It took another 59 years for Hawaii to become the 50th state .
In this time Pearl Harbor was bombed in December 7th 1941
This instigated US to engage in World War
The American government was entirely willing to have discussion of the East Florida issue become the end result of all Spanish-American boundary questions. John Quincy Adams was the Secretary of State and was the person taking care of all discussions between the U.S. and Spain. He saw that this was a perfect time to try to extend the boundary to the Pacific Ocean.
In my opinion The United States ordeal with Annexing the Philippines and the idea that we had of going into war with them was great mistake and should have been avoided. The Filipinos and Americans were deadlocked in war with each other. This all became a controversy with the two nations in 1898 when the Treaty of Paris between Spain and the United Stated ceded all seven thousand islands of the Philippine archipelago to the United States, for just a mere twenty-million dollars. Congress had approved the treaty with Spain, by February of 1899. Mckinley was on the verge of calling for the annexation of the Philippines which brought on a bloody two year struggle. In my opinion the United States was the cause of all of this because of three different reasons, for one our government would not...
A small company of thirty-four New England missionaries came to Hawaii between 1820 and 1930, were the first modern immigrants. (Lind p.59) Missionaries were powerful agents of cultural destruction, coming to Hawaii to settle and teach their ways and beliefs. Bloodthirsty priests and despotic chiefs had ruled one reason for missionaries arriving and settling in Hawaii, due to the fact that they believed ancient Hawaiians. (Trask p.14) Bringing along cultural havoc by establishing a western style educational system, which included the first textbook as the Bible. The most critical change was in the use of language as a tool of colonization. Language had once been inseparable from the Hawaiians and their history by communicating their heritage between and among many generations, now came to be used as the very vehicle of alienation from their habits of life.
United States of America. U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian. Annexation of Hawaii, 1898. N.p, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014.
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