Question

In what way did economic factors influence political developments in the annexation of hawaii? Native Hawaiians, who depended on American sugar planters for jobs, pressured American leaders to annex the islands American sugar planters in Hawaii, who favored annexation to protect their profits supported a revolution that ousted Queen Liluikalani Faced with a surplus of sugar, American planters in Hawaii pushed for annexation so that the sugar trade could be opened to markets in the US.

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Answer 1

Economic factors influenced political developments in the annexation of Hawaii because American planters in Hawaii pushed for annexation so that the sugar trade could be opened to markets in the U.S. Many American sailors and settlers were drawn to Hawaii's tropical islands. Some of the descendants started sugar plantations and traded with the U.S. The Queen was alarmed by the settlers power and in response they seized power asking the U.S. to annex Hawaii.

Answer 2

The best option from the list would be "American sugar planters in Hawaii, who favored annexation to protect their profits supported a revolution that ousted Queen Liluikalani," since Hawaii was becoming increasingly lucrative.