July 7: Treat of Annexation Signed

2014-07-07On 7 July 1898, President William McKinley signed the Treaty of Annexation making Hawaii a United States territory. Though it wasn’t granted statehood until 21 August 211959, interest in Hawaii begin at the start of the nineteenth century.

By the time the United States was ready to expand its borders, European Imperialism had already claimed most lands in Asia and Africa. However, Hawaii remained untouched in the Pacific making it a prime target for the United States.

The first U.S citizens to arrive in Hawaii during the 1820s were missionaries trying to convert the native people to Christianity. Farmers soon followed due to the fertile volcanic soil. By the 1840s, keeping Europe out of Hawaii became one the top priorities in United States foreign policy. With the onset of the Civil War, sugar farmers, who were mostly white Americans, began to see huge profits.

It wasn’t until a tariff was placed on sugar from foreign countries that unrest began to grow amongst Americans in Hawaii. With the new tax in place, a depression hit the Island, leading many people to believe that if Hawaii were to become part of the U.S then the tariff would be removed. However Queen Liliuokalani gained power in 1891 and was adamant to keep Hawaii free from foreign powers.

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There has been some dispute whether or not the annexation of Hawaii was legal or not because of the illegal military intervention as well as the fact that the Treaty of Annexation didn’t receive 2/3 of the vote in congress. However, without foreign protest, Hawaii remained a United States Territory until it became the 50th state in 1959.

From the rolling waves of North Shore Beach to the white sands of Hanalei Bay Beach in Kauai, it’s no wonder Hawaii has become a popular destination for tourism in America.

–Brandon Schulz

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