Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898

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event in Hawaiian history event in United States history historical event territorial annexation

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Annexation of Hawaii by the United States	1
Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 canonical	1
United States annexation of Hawaii	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in Hawaiian history ⓘ event in United States history ⓘ historical event ⓘ territorial annexation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Hawaiian Islands ⓘ Republic of Hawaii ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ
authorizedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
describedBySource	Newlands Resolution ⓘ surface form: Newlands Resolution text Congressional Record ⓘ surface form: U.S. congressional records
effectiveDate	1898-08-12 ⓘ
followed	Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 ⓘ surface form: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
followedBy	Hawaii Territory ⓘ
follows	Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 ⓘ surface form: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Hawaiian ⓘ
legalBasis	Newlands Resolution ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
location	Hawaiian Islands ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
opposedBy	Hui Aloha ʻĀina ⓘ Hui Kālaiʻāina ⓘ Native Hawaiian activists ⓘ Queen Liliuokalani ⓘ surface form: Queen Liliʻuokalani
partOf	American imperialism ⓘ United States territorial expansion ⓘ
pointInTime	1898 ⓘ 1898-07-07 ⓘ
ratifiedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
replacedBy	Hawaii Admission Act ⓘ
replaces	Republic of Hawaii ⓘ de facto independent Hawaiian government ⓘ
signatory	William McKinley ⓘ
significantEvent	formal transfer ceremony in Honolulu on 1898-08-12 ⓘ
supportedBy	United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: United States expansionists pro-annexationists in Hawaii ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Native Hawaiians → experiencedEvent → Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 ⓘ

Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 → followedBy → Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Annexation of Hawaii by the United States

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (proposed Akaka Bill) → context → Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 ⓘ

subject surface form: Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act

this entity surface form: United States annexation of Hawaii