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Annexation to the United StatesDiplomatic relationsDocumentaryÉtats-Unis Expansion territorialeÉtats-Unis Relations extérieures HawaiiHawaiiHawaii Annexation to the United StatesHawaii Annexion aux États-UnisHawaii Foreign relations United StatesHawaii Foreign relations United States TreatiesHawaii Politics and government 1893-1900Hawaii Politique et gouvernement 1893-1900Hawaii Relations extérieures États-UnisHawaii Relations extérieures États-Unis TraitésHawaiians Political activityHawaïens Activité politiqueTerritorial expansionTreatiesUnited States Foreign relations HawaiiUnited States Foreign relations Hawaii TreatiesUnited States Territorial expansion
Directed by: Mike Dando, Umialiloa Kauʻi. Goodhue
Overview
Describes the process by which Hawaiʻi was annexed to the United States in 1898. The treaty of annexation was defeated when a petition with more than 37,000 signatures protesting it was presented to Congress. Expansionists were successful in passing a joint resolution of annexation but the constitutional authority for that action is questioned