Question

1. Which sentence best summarizes Liliuokalani’s argument?

Answer choices for the above question

A. Queen Liliuokalani reigned for a very long time and was never challenged.

B. Sanford B. Dole acted unlawfully against Queen Liliuokalani.

C. Liliuokalani is a great writer and can be very persuasive.

D. The treaty removing Queen Liliuokalani is unjust and should be reversed.

2. Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

A. “I, LILIUOKALANI of Hawaii, by the will of God named heir apparent on the tenth day of April, A. D. 1877, and by the grace of God Queen of the Hawaiian Islands on the seventeenth day of January, A. D. 1893, do hereby protest against the ratification of a certain treaty, which, so I am informed, has been signed at Washington by Messrs.”

B. “Because the official protests made by me on the seventeenth day of January, 1893, to the so-called Provisional Government was signed by me, and received by said government with the assurance that the case was referred to the United States of America for arbitration.”

C. “It is but just that I should repeat here my appreciation of the kind, gallant, and courteous treatment again received at his official hands.”

D. “I declare such a treaty to be an act of wrong toward the native and part-native people of Hawaii, an invasion of the rights of the ruling chiefs, in violation of international rights both toward my people and toward friendly nations with whom they have made treaties, the perpetuation of the fraud whereby the constitutional government was overthrown and, finally, an act of gross injustice to me.”

Answer 1

The best summary of Liliuokalani’s argument is that the treaty removing her was unjust and should be reversed, supported by her statement declaring the treaty as an act of wrong towards the Hawaiian people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that best summarizes Liliuokalani’s argument is D. The treaty removing Queen Liliuokalani is unjust and should be reversed. Her argument is supported by her own words, as she protested against the annexation and expressed that the treaty was an act of injustice towards her and her people. The sentence from the excerpt most strongly supporting this answer is D. “I declare such a treaty to be an act of wrong toward the native and part-native people of Hawaii, an invasion of the rights of the ruling chiefs, in violation of international rights both toward my people and toward friendly nations with whom they have made treaties, the perpetuation of the fraud whereby the constitutional government was overthrown and, finally, an act of gross injustice to me.” This sentence clearly outlines her view that the treaty was not only a personal injustice but also a violation of the rights of the Hawaiian people and their sovereignty.