HWST 107 Final Study Guide Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024

Kamehameha - correct answer-in 1791, defeated all contenders for the throne, became Mō`i of Hawaii Island Reputed son of Kahekili (died in 1792) Began a series of wars w various island subchiefs By 1795, controlled all islands except Kaua'i and Ni'ihau Ruled by negotiations by 1805 united the archipelago with only Kauai remaining and being ceded into the nation under King Kamehameha I by 1810 Married Ka'ahumanu Was Hawai'i legally annexed? - correct answer-For war efforts and not including Hawai'i's own people in the voting for annexation, absolutely not. Hawai'i became a territory because the US needed a warship stop while sending ships to another band of islands to help fight in a war. In 1898 the US congress passed a joint resolution to annex Hawai'i. Under US law a "joint resolution" is not a treaty of annexation. The US government treaties the joint resolution as a treaty and did so because of what political events occurring at the time? - correct answer-During this time the US declared war on Spain after a U.S.warship was blown up in Cuba. Needing to send military troops to Philippines, Hawai'i was suddenly needed, then was claimed as a territory by the US. The Hawaiian political huis Hui Kālai 'Āina and Hui Aloha 'Āina organized a petition drive to protest US annexation of Hawai'i. How many names did they secure in a kingdom of approximately 40,000 people? Was the petition drive successful? - correct answer-In total, both huis retrieved about 38,000 signatures from those 40,000 people. The petition drive was successful but it wasn't successful in having the annexation be stopped. What was the role of the Hawaiian "Hui" during the annexation movement? - correct answer-Their role was to fo