US taking of Hawaii
A map of Hawaii
King David Kalākaua
In the March of 1897 McKinley became the president of the US and unlike Grover Cleveland, he wanted the annexation of Hawaii instead of putting the Queen back in power. The annexation of Hawaii would help the sugar trade by making it duty-free.
Even though the annexation failed in the Senate because of the popular vote McKinley found a way to sign the Newlands Resolution which annexed Hawaii. On July 7, 1898 Hawaii became a US territory.
I couldn't find much more than this
A political cartoon
Kamehameha
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Justin,
There is more on Hawaii in the textbook, let alone the entire internet.