Reciprocity Treaty of 1875

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bilateral treaty trade agreement

The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was an agreement between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii that granted duty-free access to Hawaiian sugar in the U.S., greatly increasing American economic influence over the islands and paving the way toward eventual annexation.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ trade agreement ⓘ
aim	to promote closer commercial relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ to secure preferential access for Hawaiian sugar to the U.S. market ⓘ to strengthen U.S. economic and strategic position in Hawaii ⓘ
appliesTo	Hawaiian agricultural products ⓘ Hawaiian rice exports ⓘ Hawaiian sugar exports ⓘ
consequence	greater U.S. leverage over Hawaiian domestic policy ⓘ heightened strategic interest in Hawaiian harbors ⓘ increased importation of laborers to Hawaiian plantations ⓘ rapid expansion of sugar plantations in Hawaii ⓘ
country1	United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
country2	Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ
effectOnHawaii	encouraged investment by American planters in Hawaiian sugar plantations ⓘ increased American economic influence in Hawaii ⓘ increased dependence on sugar exports to the United States ⓘ stimulated growth of sugar plantation economy ⓘ strengthened political influence of American and European planters in Hawaiian politics ⓘ
effectOnUnitedStates	expanded U.S. commercial presence in the Pacific ⓘ increased strategic interest of the United States in Hawaiian islands ⓘ secured reliable sugar supply from Hawaii ⓘ
followedBy	renewal and modification of reciprocity arrangements in the 1880s ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to erosion of full economic sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ is considered a step in U.S. expansionism in the Pacific ⓘ marked a turning point in U.S.–Hawaiian relations toward closer political ties ⓘ paved the way for eventual annexation of Hawaii by the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	international treaty ⓘ
location	Pacific region ⓘ
mainProvision	Hawaiian concessions on economic privileges to the United States ⓘ duty-free entry of Hawaiian sugar into the United States ⓘ duty-free entry of certain Hawaiian agricultural products into the United States ⓘ reduction or elimination of U.S. tariffs on Hawaiian exports ⓘ
partyType1	sovereign state ⓘ
partyType2	sovereign kingdom ⓘ
precededBy	earlier commercial treaties between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
relatedTo	Hawaiian annexation ⓘ Hawaiian sugar industry ⓘ U.S. imperialism ⓘ U.S. tariff policy ⓘ overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
signedBy	Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	duty-free sugar imports ⓘ reciprocal trade ⓘ tariff reduction ⓘ
timePeriod	late 19th century ⓘ

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