Question 14 (1 point)
To His Excellency William McKinley, President and the Senate of the United States of America. We the undersigned, notive Hawaiian citizens... who
are members of the Hawaiian Patriotic League of the Hawaiian Islands, and others who are in sympathy with the said League earnestly protest against
the... [addition of the said Hawaiian Islands to the said United States of America in any form or shape – Petition, 1897
What were these Hawaiian citizens protesting?
O a
Ob
The forced annexation of the islands as a U.S. territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy
The classification of the islands as a protectorate after the Hawaiian government signed a treaty with the United States
The granting of U.S. statehood to the islands after they were purchased from the Hawaiian monarch
The colonization of the islands by political refugees from the United States
Ос
Od

Before 1893, Hawaii was ruled by a monarch, the last of which was Queen Liliuokalani. A strong leader, she was tired of the crippling influence of American businesses on the Hawaiian people and so wanted to establish a stronger monarchy to deal with the Americans.

American businessmen found out and using bribery and force, removed her from the throne in 1893. They then applied to the U.S. for annexation the next year. Under a new president in 1898, this was given support and passed through Congress such that Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1900.