Hwst 107 Final Exam/59 Complete
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Lā Kūʻokoʻa - -Hawaii's Independence day; November 28th, 1843. the day
they won their independence from France and UK
-Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea - -former national holiday celebrated on July 31 during the
Kingdom of Hawaii, which commemorated the restoration of Hawaiian
sovereignty following the occupation of Hawaii by Great Britain
-Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono - -"The life of the land is perpetuated in
righteousness" Hawaii's state motto
-What is the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 - -Free trade agreement between
the US and Hawaii, allowing Hawaii free access to US markets and gave the
US Pearl Harbor.
-Bayonet Constitution of 1887 - -Written by Lorrin Thurston who formed the
Hawaiian League, it was a constitution forced on King Kalakaua at gunpoint
and stipped him of his power and gave the power to haules. It based
citizenship and the right to vote off land ownership, something not many
native hawaiians had.
-Committee of Safety (C.O.S.) (Who are they? What is their role in the
Bayonet
Constitution?) - -13 member group of the Annexation Club lead by lorrin
thurston, planned the over throw and wrote the bayonet constitution.
-Honolulu Rifles (Who are they? What is their role in the Bayonet
Constitution?) - -most disciplined and well trained militia in Honolulu, forced
the bayonet constitution on King kalakaua
-Who does President Cleveland send to lead a Presidential Investigation into
the overthrow and
what does he do upon arrival in Hawaiʻi? - -James Blunt. His findings:
. US forces responsible for
overthrow
• Minister Stevens abused
authority
• Provisional government
lacked support
• Overthrow & annexation
were unpopular
, -What are the findings of the Morgan Report with regard to the overthrow? -
-US forces weren't responsible
• Minister Stevens
exonerated
• Queen Liliʻuokalani
identified as solely
responsible for overthrow
-What is the Turpie Resolution and how do the Blount & Morgan Reports
influence it? - -gave U.S. a natural stance in hawaii. this was bad because
the ball was in the U.S.'s court. The Blount Report convinced president
Cleveland that the hawaiian throne should be restord, but that was only
possible by force and the Morgan Report made acting with force against the
provisional government very unpopular among US citizens.
-What is the Wilcox Rebellion? - -A brief war lead by Hawaiian's that
opposed the overthrow and installment of the provisional government.
-Queen liliuokalani's trial and outcome - -Queen lilioukalani was arrested for
treason for false ties to the wilcox rebellion. She was imprisoned in 'lolani
palace and sentenced to five years of manual labor.
-What is the "Stepping-Stones Theory" and what was the intent behind it? -
-Explains why US desired to acquire Islands in the Pacific. They are used as
"Stepping Stones" to the Asian markets (mainly china).
-What U.S. president comes to power in 1897 that supports Hawaiian
annexation? - -William McKinley
-What is the Hui Kalaiʻāina and Hui Aloha ʻĀina and how do their efforts
derail annexation
efforts? - -They were patission's circulating around the Hawaiian Islands that
fought annexation and supported the queen. They helped to defeat
Thurston's annexation treaty in the senate.
-What event took place in 1898 that ultimately led to Hawaiian annexation?
- -The Spanish American War- Made Americans realizes the value of
imperialism by how much the Philipines helped them.
-What is the Newlands Joint-Resolution? - -based on Thurston's Annexation
documents. Gave the US control of Hawaii without "Annexing it" because
constitutionally you need the majority of a countries citizens to be in favor of
annexation, and the Ku'e Petitions proved this wasn't true for hawaii.
-What is the Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900? (What does it establish?) - -
Establishes Territory of Hawaii government. Hawaii citizens are now US
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