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The Effects of Kamehameha I and the End of the Kapu Change of Leadership, change of ways
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Effects Kamehameha I Kamehameha I would allow “foreigners” to enter Hawaii. Kamehameha I would enforce a strict Kapu system amongst the Hawaiian people.
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Foreigners under Kamehameha I The first foreigners to arrive to Hawaii (aside from Captain Cook – exploration) was the fur traders. The Fur trade was between the Pacific Northwest (present-day British Columbia Washington, and Oregon) and China. Fur was used to trade for tea and other spices in China.
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How was Hawaii apart of the Fur Trade? Hawaii was located in the center of the two destinations. The fur traders stopped in Hawaii for: – Needed fresh fruits and vegetables (prevent scurvy). – Needed a place to fix ships – Needed sailors(Hawaiians made excellent sailors).
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Effects of the Fur Traders 1. Hawaiians started trading their goods(food) for scraps of iron, nails, and other metals. 2. Hawaiians became accustomed to the skill of bargaining. Examples: – a small pig for an iron axe. – hundred pounds of sweet potato for three yards of linen. – a small chicken for a knife.
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Effects of the Fur Traders 3. Discovered the Sandalwood tree in the Islands. – China and parts of America would be whom it would be sold to. – Uses of the sandalwood is primarily as an oil/moisturizer for skin. – Kamehameha I declared the sandalwood trade a “royal monopoly”(the profits will go only to the king).
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Sandalwood Tree RWEMBEHO, STEPHEN. "Conservationists Decry Continued Destruction of Sandalwood Tree." The New Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015.
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Effects of the Fur and Sandalwood Trade 1. Kamehameha I would buy: – a Hawaiian fleet of ships(6) for trading and for military. – 16 kegs of rum. – Box of tea. – $8,000 worth of guns and ammunition. – ALL PAID FOR BY THE SANDALWOOD TRADE.
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Effects of the Fur and Sandalwood Trade 2. Foreign Goods was imported: – New diet by 1825(cabbage, potatoes, corn, limes, pineapple, duck/chicken/turkey, pigs, mangoes, and dogs). – New Goods(soap, glass, iron pots and pans, paper, ink, cotton, wine, etc.).
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Effects of the Fur and Sandalwood Trade 3. Foreigners became residents: - Some worked for the chiefs. - Others became businessmen, ranchers, or missionaries.
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Effects of Foreigners in Hawaii The biggest impact foreigners on Hawaii was... 1. DISEASES. – Such as Measles, Influenza, and the COLD. – Diseases would reduced the Hawaiian population.
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Effects of Foreigners in Hawaii 2. ALCOHOL – Introduced by foreigners, alcohol created a social problem and weakened the health of Hawaiians.
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