Grover Cleveland

The biggest issue for the annexation of Hawaii dealt with American-Hawaiian sugar planting corporations. Perhaps if Hawaii decided to become a territory of the United States, most of this business could abstain the McKinley tariff. The McKinley tariff had a terrible effect on Hawaii. Over time Hawaii had gained the interest of American businessmen in the remunerative sugar trade. Because of the Federal Government, providing noble terms to the sugar planters of Hawaii in the convention of 1849…

Labor Day is help on the first Monday in September. On this day tribute to the contributions and achievements are paid toward the American workers. In the late 19th century it became a federal holiday by Grover Cleveland. It was created by the labor movement in 1894. Labor Day not only Symbolizes workers, but also the end of summer for Americans. It is celebrated by hosting parties, parades and athletic events. Labor Day, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal…

Tashena A. Rochester After the Civil War America became more concerned with what was happening at home rather than dealing with any foreign affairs. They worked on strengthening their borders, expanding their military and industrializing the West. After a couple of years being an isolationist nation, powerful people in the political and business world thought it was time to, “expand its territory and its democratic values… [they thought] that sustaining rapid industrial development required…

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the United States believed in the idea of imperialism, defined as the building of empires by imposing political and economical control over people around the world. Some examples of United States imperialism include the Roosevelt Corollary, Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy” and the Infiltration of Hawaii. Since Europe and the United States both wanted to take over countries in South America, such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Theodore Roosevelt…

leader of our country, the president should be a direct reflection of Americans. With that in mind, the current system of the Electoral College is not an accurate representation of everyone. Many elections, including that of Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland and George W. Bush, have had a candidate with the presidency without winning the popular vote. This leaves many Americans wondering if there vote is actually vital and if our current system depicts all citizens. Although the electoral…

criticized the gold standard. WJ Bryan’s chief constituency was tailored made for the Democratic voters. However, over the past four years, the Democrat’s was the blame for the severe economic depression of 1893. As a result, sitting President Grover Cleveland frowned upon Bryan’s political view of bimetallism. Which would cause some Democrat’s to form the party Gold…

1542: First contact with the Europeans after encounter with Hernando de Soto 1542: Creek population decreases after an epidemic of smallpox and measles and inter-tribal warfare with the Cherokee and Catawba 1702-1713 The Muscogee become allied to the British colonies and raid the Spanish Apalachee missions during Queen Anne's War 1733: After James Oglethorpe and his Georgian colonists arrive they begin trading with them which leads to establishing strongs cultural ties between the Creek and the…

Queen Liliuokalani: A Queen to Remember Lydia Kamakaeha, more formally known as Queen Liliuokalani, was a person who inspired so many, and did so much good in her life to help her people, and was extremely influential in the history of Hawaii. She was the first female monarch in the Kingdom of Hawaii and was also the last ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii before her kingdom was forced from her and her people. Lydia was also an artist who wrote many songs; which are popular songs to this day.…

How would it feel to backtrack in time? Back to a time when the American people were happy? Nevertheless, the best nostalgia is the 1893 World’s Fair, where America is experiencing new technology. There are multiple ways to describe this modern time turning into a historical event. The world's fair impacted Americans history from an economic, social, and a political viewpoint. The world's fair was the about the 400th year celebration of Christopher Columbus's voyage to America. Multiple…

Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny was where Americans/whites thought that God wanted them to move west to the Pacific Ocean. It was their destiny to take all that land west. O’Sullivan said that “Manifest Destiny is going to happen so it might as well happen now it’s our destiny we can't change that”(History.com). Americans said anything in there way will be removed. Manifest Destiny affected minority populations in the United States because of the Indian Removal Act, Mexican-American War, and…