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U.S. Expansion and Exploration
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- The U.S. government rejected the first few requests for Hawaiian annexation, but the U.S. eventually conceded to the colonialist pressures that were prominent at the time. What were your feelings on the decision to annex Hawaii?
- Did you support U.S. colonization efforts in Hawaii and other territories or did you feel that colonization was wrong? Why did you feel that way?
- Did you know that the annexation was brought about by a group of Americans who took over Hawaii by subverting the government and deposing Hawaii's queen? Did you agree with the American takeover?
- What was it like to live in a country that was continually expanding into new territories, bringing opportunity and prosperity to Americans sometimes at the expense of native inhabitants?
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