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One of the factors that led Hawaii to statehood is the over through of the king because, the whites did not want to give up their sugar plantations to the land of Hawaii.
Hawaii's strategic location for warfare in the Philippines made it especially important to American interests.
Before the annexation, the planters created a plan to overthrow the queen. They called on the U.S. armed forces to provide them with protection.
Annexation of Hawaii agribusiness led to vast differences in control of plantations, railroads, and banks.
A group of businessmen known as the Committee of Safety wanted the US to annex Hawaii. They overthrew the Hawaiian government and petitioned for annexation, led by Sanford Dole.
Missionaries and their descendants, including Sanford Dole, led a coup d'état against the Hawaiian monarchy apex
America annexed Hawaii for military and economic reasons. The sugar industry was large in Hawaii. The military wanted a base in the Pacific region.
The Committee of Safety was the "Cover Name" for the group that proposed the annexation of Hawaii and while in theory not a member, it was led and directed by the Publisher of the Honolulu Advertiser, Lorrin A. Thurston. Other principals involved in the overthrow of the Monarchy were Henry Ernest Cooper, Sr., who was the elected head of the 13 member Committee of Safety, Sanford B. Dole who became the first President of the Republic of Hawaii, and John L. Stevens who was the US Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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Pros: The US gained a strategic foothold in the Pacific, expanded trade opportunities, and had access to valuable resources like sugar and minerals. Cons: The annexation led to a brutal suppression of the Philippine insurrection, loss of Filipino lives, and a violation of Filipino sovereignty.