This agreement stated that Hawaii Sugar would enter the United States duty-free if Hawaii promised that none of its territory would be granted to a third power (Tindall and Shi 696). When this agreement formed, a sugar boom occurred which resulted in a small fortune for the American planters in Hawaii. Soon, things started to become complicated when the American government forced the Hawaiian king to convert the monarchy to a constitutional government. Also, the relationship between the two became heated when Hawaii was not the only country on the United States duty-free sugar list anymore. In 1893, the American planters (aided by U.S. soldiers) overthrew Queen Liliuokalani’s government while also seizing 1.75 million acres of land. They had to throw her over because she tried to eliminate the political power gained by the American
This agreement stated that Hawaii Sugar would enter the United States duty-free if Hawaii promised that none of its territory would be granted to a third power (Tindall and Shi 696). When this agreement formed, a sugar boom occurred which resulted in a small fortune for the American planters in Hawaii. Soon, things started to become complicated when the American government forced the Hawaiian king to convert the monarchy to a constitutional government. Also, the relationship between the two became heated when Hawaii was not the only country on the United States duty-free sugar list anymore. In 1893, the American planters (aided by U.S. soldiers) overthrew Queen Liliuokalani’s government while also seizing 1.75 million acres of land. They had to throw her over because she tried to eliminate the political power gained by the American