During the late 19th century, the United States became increasingly interested in

acquiring land outside its continental states. This process became known as imperialism,

and would later label the United States as one of the imperialistic countries of the world.

This is partly due to our countries efforts to obtain and annex the sovereign state of

Hawaii. There were several reasons for the United States to be interested in this

monarchical country. One was the establishment of strategic naval bases along its coasts,

another was the importance of trade, third was of Hawaiian annexation, causing it to

become a foothold for further takings of the United States. This would later make the

U.S. one of the leading imperialistic countries rivaling even Great Britain. During the

1880's, the average American opposed expansionism, now in the late 1890's, men and

women felt it was a necessity, mostly because politicians changed their minds. This is

not to say that all Americans felt expansion was necessary, it is true that some opposed

Hawaii's annexation. But, many people felt that the Anglo-Saxons of the world should

I hope and pray that the United States and her President will see that justice is

plain where they owned a small plantation at Paia" 7

Fine wrote, "It was probably the Samoan crisis with Germany in the winter of 1888-89

sugar plantations, but now a great deal more laborers were needed to work on the

less than one half....The increase in population was due to the importation of

legislation was elected quietly in February of 1892. The legislation consisted mostly of

Hawaii and her people have no other sentiment toward America and her President than

This allowed the white plantation owners to make important trade decisions for Hawaii

of Hawaii that the U.S. had been taking advantage of shortly after the arrival of the

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