Imperialism In Hawaii
The United States have made a variety of decisions over the years, not all of them good ones. There’s the oppression of Native Americans, the dehumanization of african americans, and the slave trade that persisted throughout much of it’s history, both pre and pro independence. But we’re not going to focus on any of that, terrible as it all is. We’re going to focus on Imperialism. Or, rather, that point in american history where we tried to do our best to find weaker nations that were struggling, take them over, and potentially do to them what we did to the aforementioned Native Americans. So prepare yourselves, my fellow americans and patriots, for an essay about some of the NEGATIVE impacts of American Imperialism, specifically in Hawaii.
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So, in the 1880’s, the island nation of Hawaii was governed by a monarchy. In all actuality, the president of the US wanted Hawaii to retain its sovereignty. It was essentially taken over by an american fruit baren by the name of Sanford B. Dole. In 1849, Hawaii became a protectorate of the US via economic treaties. These treaties led to an abundance of american businessmen on the islands. These businessmen pressured the monarchy of the islands to limit voting rights to wealthy landowners. Most of the wealthy landowners, however, are wealthy businessmen, and this all results in the natives being incapable of voting, while the rich americans do it all FOR them. In 1887, the american, european, and elite hawaiian natives in the Hawaiian government pass the Bayonet constitution, stripping the monarchy of power through force of …show more content…
In response to her people, she started working on a constitution that would place power back in the hands of the monarchy, and restore the native’s ability to vote. The businessmen on the island, most prominently Sanford B. Dole, seized power, and imprisoned queen Liliuokalani. The business people wanted Hawaii annexed from the US. This would remove taxes on imports from Hawaii, and put a large sum of money in the hands of Dole and his cohorts. Up until that point, Hawaii had enjoyed a tariff free favoured trade status, thanks to a treaty signed in 1875. The McKinley tariff in 1890 drastically raised the price of
So, in the 1880’s, the island nation of Hawaii was governed by a monarchy. In all actuality, the president of the US wanted Hawaii to retain its sovereignty. It was essentially taken over by an american fruit baren by the name of Sanford B. Dole. In 1849, Hawaii became a protectorate of the US via economic treaties. These treaties led to an abundance of american businessmen on the islands. These businessmen pressured the monarchy of the islands to limit voting rights to wealthy landowners. Most of the wealthy landowners, however, are wealthy businessmen, and this all results in the natives being incapable of voting, while the rich americans do it all FOR them. In 1887, the american, european, and elite hawaiian natives in the Hawaiian government pass the Bayonet constitution, stripping the monarchy of power through force of …show more content…
In response to her people, she started working on a constitution that would place power back in the hands of the monarchy, and restore the native’s ability to vote. The businessmen on the island, most prominently Sanford B. Dole, seized power, and imprisoned queen Liliuokalani. The business people wanted Hawaii annexed from the US. This would remove taxes on imports from Hawaii, and put a large sum of money in the hands of Dole and his cohorts. Up until that point, Hawaii had enjoyed a tariff free favoured trade status, thanks to a treaty signed in 1875. The McKinley tariff in 1890 drastically raised the price of