Government
What is a Monarchy?
Government with a king or queen
This person is King Kalakaua's sister. She was removed from power and put under house arrest.
Queen Liliuokalani
What were foreigners promised if they came to work on sugar plantations?
Money, living in "paradise"
The sons and grandsons of this group of people eventually became the owners and managers of the sugar plantations
Missionaries
How was Queen Liluokalani related to King Kalakaua
Sister
How did David Kalakaua become King?
Won an election over Lunalilo
This group used rifles to force King Kalākaua to enact a new constitution, limiting his power.
Hawaiian league or committee of safety
Why did foreign missionaries first come to the islands?
To spread Christianity
Taxes between 2 countries, like Hawaii selling sugar to the U.S. are called?
Tariffs. To make more money
What does Iolani mean?
Hawk soaring into heaven
Who was King before David Kalakaua, reigning for only 1 year?
King Lunalilo
This “forced” constitution undermines the authority of King Kalakaua, takes away Native Hawaiian land rights, and lets foreign landowners vote.
Bayonet Constitution
What did the Great Mahele do to Hawaiians?
Sold their land to plantation owners.
As plantation owners became more wealthy, they also increased in what?
Power
What famous song did Queen Liliuokalani write to her people?
Aloha 'Oe
Who led the overthrow and became President of the Provisional Government?
Sanford Dole
What did the Reciprocity Trade do for the United States?
They got Pearl Harbor!
Agents were sent to Asian countries, looking for workers who signed what before coming to Hawaii?
Contracts
When Liluokalani became Queen, Hawaii's economy was in a depression. What is that?
Less $$$, jobs, & business.
How did Liliuokalani try to take power back from the Bayonet Constitution?
Write a new constitution
What kind of government does Hawaii have today?
Democracy/ 50th U.S. state
What did the Reciprocity Treaty do for Hawaii?
$$ No taxes(tariffs) on sugar!
Who was the King's good friend who wrote Treasure Island?
Robert Louis Stevenson
If not for the plantation owners overthrow, who would have been the next Hawaiian Monarch?
Princess Ka'iulani
Who was responsible for the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy?
Plantation Owners/Missionary Boys/Big 5