businessmen's political party opposed to the king, under the leadership of Lorrin Thurston, threatened King Kalākaua. On July 6, 1887, a militia affiliated with the Hawaiian League, a non-native mostly U.S. Their presence impacted social and economic life as well – the landholding system changed, and many aspects of traditional culture were prohibited, including teaching the Hawaiian language and performing the native Hula dance. sugar plantation owners came to dominate the politics of the islands. The king promoted Hawaiian culture and traditions, but Hawaiian sovereignty suffered. market tax-free.īy 1887, when the Reciprocity Treaty was renewed, the Kingdom of Hawaii was overrun by white landowners, missionaries, and businessmen. This free-trade agreement made it possible for sugar to be sold to the U.S.
In 1885, following a tradition of treaties favoring the United States, he signed a trade reciprocity treaty with the United States. David Kalākaua was the last king of Hawaii, ruling from 1874 to 1891.
Eventually, the monarchy itself was abandoned in favor of a government elected by a small group of enfranchised voters, although the Hawaiian monarch was retained as the ceremonial head of the government.ĭuring the 19th Century, Western influence grew. Later, the traditional Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown in favor of a constitutional monarchy. In 1810, King Kamehameha unified all of the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom. Students need to figure out what potentially annexed territory the petition is about.įor centuries the islands of Hawaii were ruled by warring factions. The Petition Against Annexation of Hawaii on DocsTeach asks students to explore the petition signed by over 21,000 native Hawaiians against a treaty that would have annexed Hawaii to the United States.
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