Chapter 12 Worksheet Flashcards
How much land was owned by foreigners by the time of the annexation?
3 out of every 4 acres
Why was it difficult for Native Hawaiians to receive land during the 1800s?
Legislation allowed foreigners to own lands in the islands
Why did foreigners have a lot of land in Hawaii during this time? How much land did foreigners own by 1893?
Foreigners had a lot of land in Hawai’i because they bought land. They owned 600,000 acres by 1893.
What legislation was made to protect the Crown lands?
A law was passed in 1895 to protect Crown Lands
Some Native Hawaiians were awarded a land claim through the Kuleana Act, and then lost their land. How?
- They couldn’t pay their taxes
- Adverse possession
- Foreigners changing topography of land
What were Kula Lands? How were Kula lands affected by the Kuleana Act?
Kula lands were upper lands where Native Hawaiians got their resources from. Kula lands were affected because foreigners used the kula lands and cut waterways, and changed the topography of the land, not leaving much else for Native Hawaiians.
How much land was government land at the time of the Māhele?
37% or 1.5 million acres
What happened to a lot of the government land between 1848-1893?
A lot of the government was leased or sold to sugar plantations
What were the Crown Lands? How much land in the kingdom was originally Crown Lands?
The Crown Lands were lands reserved by the king and 24% of land was Crown Lands (almost 1 million acres)
How were Crown Lands defined? Who owned the Crown Lands at the time?
The Crown Lands were defined as “To have and hold to himself, his heirs, and successors forever; and said royal lands shall be regulated and disposed of according to his royal will and pleasure.”. The Crown lands belonged to the king at the time.
The death of which ali’i brought into question the ownership of the crown lands?
Alexander Liholiho
When was legislation about the Crown Lands passed by the Hawai’i Supreme Court? What was the ruling
The legislation was passed in 1864. The ruling was that the Crown Lands belonged to the Crown and are inalienable.
When was the overthrow? What happened to the Crown Lands after the overthrow?
The overthrow was in 1893. The provisional government took the Crown Lands.
What happened to the government and the Crown Lands after annexation? When was annexation?
Annexation was in 1900. The government and Crown Lands were ceded by the U.S.
What act was signed in 1900? What happened to the ceded lands, the lands that had been taken by the US government after annexation?
The Organic Act. The land became military bases or parks.
