Annexation

 

A hand-book on the annexation of Hawaii

Publication: St. Joseph, Michigan, U.S.A. : A. B. Morse Company, printers and binders, 1897

Writter: Thurston, Lorrin A. (Lorrin Andrews), 1858-1931, author

Date: 1897

Type: Book

Medium: Engraving on paper/Maps

Dimensions: N/A

Credit Line:The National Library of Medicine

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

NLM Unique ID: 101227067

Exhibition Label: Propaganda and reason behind the true reason for the push of annexation in Hawaii.

Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101227067

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Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii 1897

Hand Signed Petition that was circulated during the time of 1897, going against the push for annexation. Over 50% of the Native Hawaiians did not want annexation.

  • In 1897, more than 21,000 native Hawaiians—out of a population of less than 40,000—signed this petition opposing the annexation of Hawaii (these are two pages of the almost 600-page petition). It contributed to the defeat of a proposed annexation treaty.

    After America went to war with Spain in 1898, however, proponents of annexation argued that Hawaii was needed to support military action in the Philippines. In July 1898, a joint resolution passed control of Hawaii’s 6,450 square miles of territory to the United States.

  • This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.

    National Archives Identifier: 595390

    Full Citation: Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii; 1897; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents, which were referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations from the 55th Congress; Petitions and Memorials, 1817 - 2000; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

  • This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.

    National Archives Identifier: 595390