Senate
Caption
Another shotgun wedding with NEITHER party willing
Source: Another Shotgun Wedding, with Neither Party Willing,
Published in Puck Magazine, 1897
there has been submitted to
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the United States of America a Treaty for the
Annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States
of America for consideratio
regular session in December 1897, therefore
We the undersigned
native Hawallan citizens
and
residents of
the District of Honolulu
on the
an
of Oahu who are members of the Hawaiian
Patriotic League
of the Hawaiian Islands and
others who are
in sympathy with the
said leag
earnestly
protest against the annexation
of th
said
Hawaiian islands to the
United States
America
in any form
or shape
Source: Petition Against Annexation (18)
15. Which of the following is most likely the cause of the events referenced in both documents?
(3) In 1893,
(2) In 1842, President Tyler urged the US Congress to annex Hawaii
(3) In the 1890's, the United States shifted from a policy of imperialism to isolation
(4) in the 1890's, the United States pursued a foreign policy of isolationism
16. Which claim is best supported by both documents?
(1) Hawaiians did not universally support the American annexation of Hawaii
(2) Hawaiians were in full support of the American annexation of Hawaii
(3) Hawaiians were conquered by Americans and then annexed
(4) Hawail was a colony of the United States in 1898