Describe the process by which the United States acquired the islands of Hawaii.
...ike good stepping stones for the US to be an influence in Asia. Business leaders and farmers thought Asia would be a good source for products and crops. Trade agreements were strong because of the Treaty of Reciprocity signed in 1875. Sugar, molasses, coffee and tea were placed on the free list so that these items could be imported duty free. Hawaii in turn agreed not to grant any other countries concessions that threatened the territorial or economic independence of the Islands. In 1887 we were given the exclusive right to use Pearl Harbor. There were clashes between the white settlers and native rulers. King Kalkua died and his sister inherited the crown as Queen. Queen Liliuokalani did not like the US presence in Hawaii. The McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 caused problems because it removed the duty free status of sugar and made it more profitable for the sugar growers in the US. Hawaii’s economy went downhill. Americans in Congress and Hawaii called for annexation. In 1892 there was a revolt because the white settlers were treated poorly. A new constitution in Hawaii had been adopted that took...