Foreign Developments: Hawaii

Question 1

When did the USA start importing sugar from Hawaii?

Answer 1

1875

Question 2

What was the benefit of Hawaii for importing to the USA?

Answer 2

They did not have to pay high import taxes

Question 3

What did Hawaii have to do in exchange for getting import-duty free sugar into the USA?

Answer 3

Only buy things from the USA

Question 4

What did it mean for Hawaii if they bought everything from the USA?

Answer 4

They were completely dependent on the USA

Question 5

What percentage of all inhabitants of Hawaii were sugar growers by 1890?

Answer 5

3%

Question 6

When did the United States make Pearl Harbor in Hawaii?

Answer 6

1887

Question 7

What did the McKinley tariff do to Hawaiian Sugar imports?

Answer 7

It removed the duty-free Imports

Question 8

What was the impact of the McKinley Tariff on Hawaiian Sugar businesses?

Answer 8

They lost their trading advantage

Question 9

What happened in Hawaii in 1891?

Answer 9

The King of Hawaii died

Question 10

What happened in Hawaii after the death of the King?

Answer 10

A rebellion started

Question 11

How long did the Hawaiian Rebellion last?

Answer 11

3 days

Question 12

What did the Hawaiians rebel against?

Answer 12

American presence in Hawaii

Question 13

What did the USA do to Hawaii in 1898?

Answer 13

It annexed Hawaii

Question 14

What did it mean if the USA annexed Hawaii?

Answer 14

They gained full control of it

Question 15

What was the public’s initial response to the annexation of Hawaii?

Answer 15

They opposed it

Question 16

Why did the public not oppose the annexation of Hawaii for long?

Answer 16

Because they became more focussed on the Spanish-American Civil War