University of Groningen
American History: Documents: President Cleveland's Message About Hawaii
In his message to Congress on December 18, 1893, President Cleveland rejected the idea of Hawaiian annexation and encouraged Congress to continue the American tradition of non-intervention.
US National Archives
Our Documents: Resolution to Annex Hawaii (1898)
This is a copy of the original Resolution for Annexation of Hawaii. There is also a copy of Queen Liliuokalani's official protest to the House of Representatives. Links to larger copies, a typed transcript and PDF download are also...
Other
Hawaiian Kingdom: The u.s. Occupation
Article describing United States presence in the Hawaiian Islands from the 1890s to the present with links to outside resources that document the intervention, occupation, and annexation of these islands.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Ambivalent Empire
Overview of U.S. domestic, foreign and colonial policy during an era of U.S. expansion and imperialism.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Petition Against Annexation of Hawaii
This activity explores a petition signed by over 21,000 native Hawaiians against a treaty that would have annexed Hawaii to the United States.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iv (Lab Team 5)
In this activity students will analyze the Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article IV of the Constitution in action.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Hawaiian Annexation
Read about the annexation of Hawaii and how it was an on-and-off-and-on policy. See the influence of the American planters in the governmental workings of the Hawaiian monarchy.
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Free Hawaii: Queen Liliuokalani's Protest to the Treaty of Annexation
This website contains the text of an official protest to the annexation of Hawaii, presented by Queen Liliuokalani in Washington D.C. on June 17, 1897.