Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898

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The Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 was the formal incorporation of the Hawaiian Islands into U.S. territory, ending the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom and paving the way for Hawaii’s eventual statehood.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf event in Hawaiian history
event in United States history
historical event
territorial annexation
appliesToJurisdiction Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED
Republic of Hawaii NERFINISHED
United States Congress NERFINISHED
authorizedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED
country United States of America
describedBySource Newlands Resolution text NERFINISHED
U.S. congressional records NERFINISHED
effectiveDate 1898-08-12
followed Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED
followedBy Hawaii Territory NERFINISHED
follows Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED
hasCause Spanish–American War context
United States imperial expansion
economic interests in Hawaiian sugar
strategic interest in the Pacific Ocean
hasConsequence integration of Hawaii into U.S. political system
long-term Native Hawaiian sovereignty movement
loss of international recognition of Hawaiian sovereignty
hasEffect creation of the Territory of Hawaii
end of Hawaiian Kingdom sovereignty
incorporation of Hawaii into United States territory
paved the way for Hawaii statehood
hasPart Newlands Resolution NERFINISHED
language English
Hawaiian
legalBasis Newlands Resolution NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States Congress
location Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
opposedBy Hui Aloha ʻĀina NERFINISHED
Hui Kālaiʻāina NERFINISHED
Native Hawaiian activists
Queen Liliʻuokalani NERFINISHED
partOf American imperialism NERFINISHED
United States territorial expansion
pointInTime 1898
1898-07-07
ratifiedBy United States Senate NERFINISHED
replacedBy Hawaii Admission Act NERFINISHED
replaces Republic of Hawaii NERFINISHED
de facto independent Hawaiian government
signatory William McKinley NERFINISHED
significantEvent formal transfer ceremony in Honolulu on 1898-08-12
supportedBy United States expansionists NERFINISHED
pro-annexationists in Hawaii

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act ("United States annexation of Hawaii")
context
Native Hawaiians
experiencedEvent
Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 ("Annexation of Hawaii by the United States")
followedBy

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