Liliuokalani (Please write answers on a separate sheet of paper)

Kalakaua's sister Lydia Liliuokalani was the last Hawaiian monarch.

A strong nationalist, Liluokalani tried to replace the Bayonet Constitution with one
which would favor native Hawaiians. Her constitution would do away with the need to
own property to vote and would deny the right to vote to any people who were not
Hawaiian citizens.
1. What change did Liliuokalani make to the constitution?
Then, cabinet ministers she had appointed refused to sign her constitution! That
same afternoon, a Committee of Safety was organized to oppose the Queen. This
committee favored annexation? Annexation means becoming part of the USA.
2. Why did the Committee of Safety organize?
3. What does annexation mean?
In January 1893, to test the feelings of the people, the Committee held a mass
meeting. They condemned the actions of the Queen and authorizing the Committee
to do what was necessary to protect life, liberty, and property in Hawaii. That same
day the US warship Boston arrived in Honolulu, and armed troops were sent ashore.
Liliokalani was forced to surrender. A proclamation was read that ended the
monarchy and set up a provisional government, a temporary government.4. What
did the marines from the US Boston do?
5. What is a provisional
government?
In 1894 the Republic of Hawaii was established with Sanford Dole as its president. A
republic is a government with a president. 6. What is a republic? 7. Who was
the first president of the Republic of Hawaii? In 1895 native Hawaiians, led
again by Robert Wilcox, revolted in an attempt to return the queen to power. After 10
days of fighting, Wilcox and most of the other royalists were captured. They were
sentenced to death, but saved by intervention of the U.S. government.8. Why is
Robert Wilcox famous?

Firearms were discovered buried in the queen's flower garden, and she was arrested. For
eight months she was held prisoner in one room of the Iolani Palace. 9. Why was the
Queen arrested? She was charged with misprision of treason (knowing about treason
and not reporting it). 10. What crime was she charged with? The queen was found
guilty and sentenced to a $5,000 fine and five years of hard labor. The sentence was not
carried out, however. She abdicated in 1895.Which means she gave up the throne 11.
What does abdicate mean?
In 1898 Hawaii was finally annexed by the United States, and in 1900 it became a
U.S. territory. On August 21, 1959 it became the 50th American state. 12. What
year did Hawaii become a US territory and what year did it become a state?
13.Place the following in the correct order as they apply to the history of
Hawaii: monarchy, republic, chiefdom, US territory, US state, provisional
government.