2007-12-04 11:17:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Turns out Hawaii was a good place for sugar. The ex slave owners them went to Hawaii and basically made a fortune again . Selling this sugar was also beneficial to United States. When the natives got tired of being mistreated, the natives and their new Queen Lilikalani, who is I believe a national hero for them now, rebelled. The U.S. of course used their military might to put the natives on check. The U.S. then sent a naval fleet to good old Pearl Harbor. Queen Lilikalani was then given the choice to surrender or get attacked. She surrendered and was put into house arrest for the rest of her life. So the U.S. stayed and in the end, Hawaii became a state.
I think there is a strong movement in Hawaii to become independent once again.
2007-12-04 17:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by hi_im_hanny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They annexed Hawaii and the Midway Islands so they could have more naval and refueling stations in the Pacific. It turned out well and was a definite need during WWII.
2007-12-04 12:36:32 · answer #2 · answered by baseballguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a land grab. The US wanted the territory. The US took it.
2007-12-04 11:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the u.s. wanted a military base in the pacific
2007-12-04 11:28:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋