Newlands Resolution
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The Newlands Resolution was the 1898 joint resolution by the U.S. Congress that annexed Hawaii, marking a key moment in American imperial expansion into the Pacific.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newlands Resolution canonical | 5 |
| Newlands Resolution text | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
joint resolution ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Republic of Hawaii ⓘ |
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| codifiedAs |
United States Statutes at Large
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Statutes at Large, 30 Stat. 750
|
| controversy | legitimacy of annexation by joint resolution instead of treaty ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| datePassedHouse | 1898-07-15 ⓘ |
| datePassedSenate | 1898-07-06 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1898-07-07 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1898-08-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Foraker Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Organic Act of 1900
|
| historicalPeriod | late 19th-century American expansion ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Francis G. Newlands ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint resolution of Congress ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force at time of annexation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
foundation for eventual statehood of Hawaii
ⓘ
integration of Hawaii into the United States political system ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis G. Newlands ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Native Hawaiian political groups
ⓘ
anti-imperialist politicians in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
American imperialism
ⓘ
United States expansion in the Pacific ⓘ |
| placeOfEffect | Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide for the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Spanish–American War
ⓘ
establishment of the Republic of Hawaii ⓘ overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Apology Resolution ⓘ |
| replaced | failed 1893–1894 treaty of annexation with Hawaii ⓘ |
| result |
annexation of the Republic of Hawaii by the United States
ⓘ
establishment of the Territory of Hawaii ⓘ |
| signedBy | William McKinley ⓘ |
| subject | annexation of Hawaii ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
U.S. business interests in Hawaii
ⓘ
expansionist politicians in the United States ⓘ |
| topic |
Hawaiian sovereignty
ⓘ
U.S. territorial acquisition ⓘ imperial expansion in the Pacific ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Newlands Resolution text