Hawaiia Gov And Political History to 1900 Flashcards
How was kamehameha 1 able to unite the islands?
Foreign advisors Strong personality Kean entilect Skill a a warrior Ability to judge men And hold tradition
How where the Hawaiian islands ruled prior to the monarchy?
Islands divided into small chiefdoms ruled by chiefs and cheifeses
Expand control
And who warred with each other
What type of ruler was kamehameha 1?
Absolute monarch
After kamehameha 1died , what role did kaahumanu play?
Assumed the little tittle of kahina nui sharing power
What important events occurred during the reign of kamehameha 3?
1840
First written constitution
Great mahele was a new land division
After great mahele, how much land did the makaainana revive ?
Less than 1%
What’s imperialism ?
The attempt of a strong nation to build an empire by bringing weaker nations under its control by force
What did king kam 5 think about the constitution of 1852?
2nd constitution
Wasn’t happy with restrictions held against him
What did king kam 4 think was required of voters ?
Property owners and literite
First elected king
Lunolilo
What important events occurred during the reign of David kalakaua ?
Iolani palace
Reciprocity treaty was signed which allowed sugar to inter Hawaii
After reciprocity treaty was revoked what could the sugar growers do to regain the tax free status for sugar?
Hawaii became part of the United States
What was the commuter of safety and what did they plan to do?
Annexation club
Revoke constitution of 1887
Group planned to overthrow the queen
On Han 17 1893, what did the committee of safety announce ?
A new provisional government
Why did not the queen use force against a the committee of safety ?
She didn’t attack cuz she didn’t want anyone to get hurt
