Why would the USA want Alaska? …

Acquiring Alaska

“Seward’s Folly” 1867 – S of S William Seward negotiated

a treaty with Russia 7 million in exchange for Alaska

This was an example of___________.

Taking Hawaii

One early visitor described... The ease with which the Hawaiians on their own land

can secure their food supply has undoubtably interfered with their social and industrial advancement. . . . [It] relieves the native from any struggle and unfits him for sustained competition with men from other lands. The fact that food is supplied by nature takes from the native all desire for the acquisition of more land. Today's food can be had for the picking, and tomorrow's as well. Instead of grasping all he can get, he divides with his neighbor, and confidently expects his neighbor to divide with him.

Nice, right…?

American Interests in Hawaii

American missionaries go to Hawaii to convert people

American businessmen buy land in Hawaii Sugar plantations

1875 treaty allows Hawaiian sugar to be sold “duty free” to USA

Americans build warehouses, railroads, stores, et cetera

What seems to have happened?

Americans start to control Hawaii 1887 King Kalakaua amends the

constitution gives voting rights to wealthy landowners

ONLY Gives USA naval base at Pearl Harbor

What has happened?

Hawaiian “Revival”

1890 McKinley Tariff = now there is a high duty on sugar

1891 Queen Lil takes over the thrown “Hawaii for Hawaiians” Gets rid of the bad

constitution

Americans Get Aggressive

• 1893, planter uprising overthrow Lil• The provisional government • Sanford Dole (President)

• marines stormed the islands• raised stars and stripes in Honolulu.

• 1894 ask Cleveland to annex• Cleveland refuses but does recognize government

The Road to Annexation

1897 McKinley becomes president

1898 Spanish-American War

1898 Hawaii is annexed by USA

What changes??William McKinley

How did America’s actions in Cuba compare to those in Hawaii

Do you think America’s actions in Hawaii were fair? Explain

Your Notes Class Notes

Why Hawaii? Background

How does the US take Hawaii?

How does it compare to the US taking Cuba?

Do you think America’s actions in Hawaii were fair?

Sanford Dole

                                                       

Grover Cleveland

William McKinley

“The New Temptation on the Mount: “ Behold all this I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” A “World- Wide Empire” including Hawaii and the Philippines, is offered on the horizon.