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summary:  Hawaii has been linked with the U.S. since the 1780's . Merchant ships had stopped by, missionaries established churches and schools and Americans established sugar cane plantations.
Question: Why would King Kalakaua amend voting rights to be limited to white planters?

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summary: In the 1890's planters faced 2 problems; 1) A new U.S. tariff put duties on previously duty free hawaiian sugar, which made it more expensive than regular sugar which lead to fear that profites would suffer.
question: Why did the U.S. put a new law on hawaiian sugar?

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Summary:The 2nd problem was that King Kalakaua died and his sister Liliuokalani succeeded him and she was a heavy nationalist, which led her to resent the power of the white planters  and abolish the constitution and give political power to the white minority.
question: How did the major planters take this action?

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Summary: The american planter did not like the action of the queen and responded by overthrowing her and called marines to seize rebel power and later asked president Benjamin Harrison  to annex Hawaii.
question: Why didn't the planters simply just take a diplomatic approach and communicate with the queen?

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Summary: President Harrison signed the annexation proposal but the american senate did not approve it and the president Cleveland came into term and ordered an investigation that revealed many Hawaiian people did not approve the treaty and refused to sign the agreement.
Question:  Why did it take to long to uncover that the treaty was not agreed upon the majority of Hawaiians?

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Summary: America wanted to annex hawaii especially those in the west that wanted to do business. In 1897 President William Mckinley proclaimed Hawaii as a U.S. Territory.
Question: Why did that President decide to  Annex Hawaii?