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Objective 3.2- The Annexation of Hawaii and Alaska

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the year is 1867  Secretary of State William Seward buy Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars comprable in size 2 Louisiana Purchase this puts the price at $0.02 an acre because Alaska was so remote and people saw it as a frozen Wasteland Alaska became known as Seward horseshoers mistake and for the most part you can understand The public's opinion Alaska rests far away from the continental United States to the north of Canada but the purchase was no Folly at all because Alaska prove to be valuable once Alaska's annexed to the United States the territory it's Explorer and it's reveal little aska is extremely rich in resources Alaska gives the United States gold Timber and massive amounts of oil Alaska also proved important because of a strategic location very close to Russia across the Bering Sea the year is 1887 white business men led by Sanford B Dole forced the monarchy in Hawaii to sign the connect Constitution the bayonet Constitution strips the rights of the monarchy and delivers it to White land-owning businessman so what gave these businessmen so much it's all about sugar sugar was a very popular and profitable product by 1887 American sugar plantation owners controlled 75% of Hawaiian lands  Provisions in the bayonet Constitution stated that you had to be a landowner in order to vote and was 75% of Hawaiian American plantation owners American businessmen in Hawaii were now able to control the vote and the Hawaiian government in 1891 the king DeLuca Lonny becomes queen as rightful heir to the throne Queen the new Kalani fights back against American businessman pledging to rid of all foreign influence Chivas to return control of the wine government back to native Hawaiians sending away of American Business profit at control Sanford B Dole American businessman stage of coup catch the queen and opposer in 1893 the coup is backed by the US military however the u.s. is not send troops to help the post the queen but Simply Safe the USS Boston and Honolulu Harbor to protect American lives and property when the queen is removed from office Sanford B Dole and the American businessman in Hawaii setup attentional government elected president in 1898 they petition the US government to Annex Hawaii as a territory the Congress approves and why comes the United States territory  that was isshin of Alaska and Hawaii recordings in America's future the resources in Alaska fuel the future industrialization in the United States the Strategic position of Hawaii satisfy as one of man's goals and the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor proves to be very influential in future Wars

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