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?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpsOaoO1QIo