Hawaiian queen liliuokalani overthrown by american settlers. True or False

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Shelby Mosley

12 July, 02:14

Hawaiian queen liliuokalani overthrown by american settlers. True or False

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Walter Black · Answer 1

True.

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Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown by a coup d'tat against Queen Liliuokalani on the island of Oahu. The residents of the Hawaiian kingdom, US citizens and other foreign residents living in Honolulu. Most of the rebels were foreigners and convinced the american minister John L. Stevens to call US Marines to protect the US interests, it strengthened the rebellion. Although the revolutionaries managed to establish the Republic of Hawaii but their main goal was to annex Hawaii to US. Hawaii was annexed in 1898 when US congress passed the New lands Resolution and it became US territory on August 12, 1898.