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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.

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When did the US annex Hawaii?

1898


Why was it easy for the US to annex Hawaii?

No


Why did sugar growers want the us to annex hawaii?

because the sugar growers want to share the sugars to annex hawaii


Who was in office when America bought Hawaii?

William McKinley was President in 1898 when the US annexed Hawaii. No buying was involved in the annex. What happened is that some American planters overthrew the king of Hawaii, began a republic and asked the US to annex it as a territory.


What imperialist motives did the US have to annex Hawaii?

The annexation of Hawaii didn't have much to do with the consent of Hawaii's king and queen but with the foreigners who weaseled their way into our system.


What other territory did the US annex during the period of the Spanish-American war?

Hawaii.


Was the annexation of Hawaii peaceful?

kind of... at first we went to annex it by asking (telling) the leader of Hawaii that we were going to annex them, but they said no, so we came back later ( like 6 months to a year) with battle ships and army and threatened them. They then let us annex them :)


This territory was annexed by the US in 1898 five years after planters there overthrew the leader and requested the US to annex the territory?

Hawaii


Why was Hawaii anexed?

Prior to 1900, the Kingdom of Hawaii was reigning over Hawaii. All of a sudden, later that year, Hawaii was annexed to the United States. You might be wondering why this happened in such a short amount of time. The United States wanted to annex Hawaii because it was a great location to have military bases to protect the US from any Asian attacks. To get the land, the United States decided to overthrow the Kingdom of Hawaii and claim the land.


Why did the queen of Hawaii yield her authority to the us?

They wanted her to


Why did the queen of Hawaii yield her authority to the the US?

They wanted her to


How do you use the word annex in a sentence?

The word 'annex' functions as a noun or a verb.Example sentence for the noun 'annex' as subject of the sentence:The annex is located across the street from the main library.Example sentence for the noun 'annex' as direct object of the verb:The hospital added an annex to serve as an outpatient clinic.Example sentence for the verb 'annex':The US decided to annex Hawaii as a territory despite the dubious legality of the act.