Hawaii's Last Queen

Length- 2 paragraphs
Format- MLA typed
Due: Wednesday, Feb. 26
Value: 12 points

After watching the film, "Hawaii's Last Queen," you should have a better understanding of imperialism and the motives that cause strong nations to overpower weaker nations. You saw Queen Liliuokalini's unsuccessful struggle to keep her Hawaiian people independent of foreign rule. You witnessed her faith in the American government as she gave up her throne with optimistic thoughts that her power would be restored in the near future. As we know, this was not the case. Hawaii was annexed as an American territory in 1898 and eventually became the 50th state in 1959.

In your reflection of the film, give a response with a summary (paragraph length) describing how Americans gained political and economic power in Hawaii. Be sure to include specific details about the missionaries, Queen Liliuokalini's childhood, foreign influences on Hawaiian culture, etc. Use your video question sheet and answers to help with this paragraph.

In addition, write a short paragraph on the way the story was portrayed through the Queen's perspective. You often heard excerpts from her diary that described her thoughts and feelings. Was this an effective way to tell the story? Do you think the program tried to persuade viewers to sympathize with the Hawaiian queen and people? Be specific in your argument.

The Annexation of Hawaii

Answer all questions in complete sentences on a word document in MLA format.

Value: 20 points

Read The Annexation of Hawaii and answer the questions below. 

1.     What happened on Jan 17, 1893?

2.     In what year did Hawaii become the 50^th state? What percent of islanders supported statehood?

3.     What were several arguments of the businessmen who conspired to overthrow the queen?

4.     Who was Sanford Dole?

5.     Why did the joint resolution easily pass in Congress in 1900?

6.     What percent of the Hawaiian population is made up of natives?

7.     Why does Hawaii have one of the most diverse populations?

8.     What did President Bill Clinton do in 1993?

Read The 1897 PetitionAgainst the Annexation of Hawaii and answer the questions below.

1.     When did the first European set foot on Hawaii? Who was it?

2.     Identify several influences of European and American settlers in Hawaii.

3.     What reciprocity treaty did King Kalakaua sign with the U.S?

4.     What was the “Bayonet Constitution”?

5.     Who was James Blount? What did he discover?

6.     What other events caused U.S. leaders to lean towards annexation?

Unit 7: Migration and Industrialization Test

Unit 7: Migration and Industrialization (The Gilded Age)
Test Guide Ch. 13, 14, 15, 16

The New West:

-        Western stereotypes; why?

-        Push factors that forced people to move west

-        Pull factors that attracted people to move west

-        Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis

-        What is meant by American Exceptionalism

-        At what year is the frontier “closed”? Where does American look next?

-        Define assimilation

-        Purpose of the U.S. Indian Training and Industrial School

-        Dawes Act

-        Impact of the transcontinental railroad

Industrialization:

-        The Bessemer Process

-        Andrew Carnegie

-        John Rockefeller

-        Vertical Consolidation

-        Horizontal Consolidation

-        Social Darwinism and Gospel of Wealth

-        Robber Barons and Captains of Industry 

-        JP Morgan

-        Free Enterprise System

-        Sherman Anti-Trust Act

-        Arguments for and against big business

-        Labor Unrest

o   Knights of Labor- Terrence Powderly

o   American Federation of Labor- Samuel Gompers

o   Tools of workers and management

o   Haymarket riot

Politics of the Gilded Age

-        The Grant administration

-        Boss William Tweed

-        Supporters of Republicans and Democrats

-        Jim Crow Laws; Plessy v Ferguson

-        Gold vs Silver debate

-        William Jennings Bryan (Cross of Gold)

-        The Populist Party

-        William McKinley

Immigrants and Urbanization

-        Push factors

-        “Old” immigrants vs “New” immigrants

-        Acculturation

-        Ghettos

-        Nativists; Chinese Exclusion Act

-        Italian immigrants and Scandinavian immigrants

-        Tenements

-        Jacob Riis- How the Other Half Lives

-        Tragedy at Triangle Shirtwaist Factory