Bayonet Constitution

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The Bayonet Constitution was an 1887 charter forced on the Hawaiian Kingdom’s monarchy that drastically reduced royal authority and empowered foreign and elite interests, paving the way for the eventual overthrow of the kingdom.

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instanceOf constitution
historical event
legal document
alsoKnownAs 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
surface form: 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii

1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
surface form: Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii of 1887
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Hawaii
associatedWith Lorrin A. Thurston
Reform Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Sanford B. Dole
citySigned Honolulu
consideredAs imposed under duress
consideredBy many Native Hawaiians as illegitimate
contributedTo political instability in the Kingdom of Hawaii
country Kingdom of Hawaii
curtailed monarch’s control over the appointment of nobles
dateEnacted 1887-07-06
decreasedNumberOf nobles appointed by the king
disenfranchised many Asian residents of Hawaii
draftedBy Hawaiian League
empowered Hawaiian League
foreign residents in Hawaii
white business elite in Hawaii
expandedFranchiseTo non-citizen residents of American or European origin
hasEffect increased influence of American and European interests in Hawaii
reduced political power of Native Hawaiians
increasedNumberOf elected legislators
introducedIncomeQualificationsFor voters
introducedPropertyQualificationsFor voters
isInConflictWith Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1864)
surface form: earlier 1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
language English
Hawaiian
legalStatus remained in force until the 1893 overthrow of the monarchy
limitedAuthorityOf King David Kalākaua NERFINISHED
limitedPowerToDissolve legislature
locationSigned Iolani Palace
surface form: ʻIolani Palace
monarchAtTimeOfEnactment King David Kalākaua NERFINISHED
nicknameDerivedFrom threat of force used to compel King Kalākaua to sign
partOf Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893
surface form: history of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
pavedWayFor Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893
surface form: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
reducedPowersOf Hawaiian monarchy
replaced Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1864)
surface form: Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii of 1864
requiredConsentOf cabinet for many acts of the monarch
restrictedSuffrageOf Native Hawaiians
surface form: Native Hawaiian citizens
shiftedPowerFrom monarch
shiftedPowerTo cabinet
legislature
strengthenedPowersOf cabinet ministers of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom
surface form: legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii
subjectOf debates over colonialism and imperialism in Hawaii
yearEnacted 1887

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King Kalakaua signed Bayonet Constitution
subject surface form: King Kalākaua
Bayonet Constitution of 1887 alsoKnownAs Bayonet Constitution