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Central Pacific Ocean

2,400 miles southwest of San Francisco

(Holmes)

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It is great for sugar cane farming

Helped connect to other countries like Australia and Asia

Was a place for battleships to stop and refuel

(Holmes)

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Kept European powers out of Hawaii

Americans took over the sugar business

Americans tried to overthrow the Queen

(“Hawaii Annexation”)

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America had intrest in Hawaii as early as the 1820s

Annexation of Hawaii happened in 1898

(“Hawaii Annexation”)

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The whole Annexation happened because of the location of Hawaii

The location was good for stopping and refueling ships going to Asia and Australia

(“Hawaii Annexation”)

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(Nelson)

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(Davey)

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She was born on September 2, 1838 and died on November 11, 1917

Became the first queen of Hawaii in January 1891

She was also the last monarch of Hawaii

(“Liliuokalani”)

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(Queen Liliuokalani)

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https://youtu.be/kiUrOxKO2mY

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Works Cited

“Annexing Hawaii.” YouTube, uploaded by Nmillermsd23, youtu.be/kiUrOxKO2mY. Accessed 19 Mar. 2018.

Davey, Frank. Raising of American flag at Iolani Palace with US Marines in the foreground. Wikimedia Commens, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raising_of_American_flag_at_Iolani_Palace_with_US_Marines_in_the_foreground_(detailed).jpg. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

“Hawaiian Annexation.” U.S. History Online Textbook, www.ushistory.org/us/44b.asp. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

Holmes, James R. “The Geopolitics of Hawaii.” The Diplomat, 20 May 2013, thediplomat.com/2013/05/the-geopolitics-of-hawaii/.

“Liliuokalani.” Britanccica, www.britannica.com/biography/Liliuokalani. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

Nelson, Brooke. Hawaiian Flag. Readers Digest, www.rd.com/culture/state-flag-quiz/. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

Queen Liliuokalani. Hawaii, www.hawaii.com/blog/queen-remembered/. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.