ALASKA & HAWAII. ALASKA William Seward buys AK from Russia in 1867 $7.2 million 2 cents per acre “Seward’s Icebox” “Seward’s Folly” Full of natural resources.

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ALASKA & HAWAII

ALASKA William Seward buys AK from Russia in 1867 $7.2 million 2 cents per acre “Seward’s Icebox” “Seward’s Folly” Full of natural resources

HAWAII By mid 1800’s, ¾ of Hawaiian wealth was from American sugar plantations 1900, more foreigners than native Hawaiians Tariffs…always important Tax on imported goods Causes price to increase Like sugar from the country of Hawaii Planters wanted US to annex (take) Hawaii

HAWAII We were already there, kinda Pearl Harbor Naval Base – 1887 King Kalakaua Forced to only allow wealthy landowners to vote Who will they support? King or American gov’t?

QUEEN LILIOUKALANI Hawaii for the Hawiians!!!

THIS WASN’T SMART Business owners organize a revolution With the help of the Marines Set up government headed by Sanford B. Dole

THIS WASN’T OK President Cleveland ordered the queen restored to her throne Dole refuses Dude, quit the nonsense in Hawaii. Give the queen her country back! Ummmmm NO!!!!!!!!! BTW, my beard is awesome!

BUT THEN 1897, President McKinley He wants Hawaii Congress declares Hawaii an American territory The people of Hawaii never got a vote

DID YOU KNOW??? The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters?