Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898

Target entity: Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898
Context triple: [Native Hawaiians, experiencedEvent, Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898]

• A. Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893
  The Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 was a U.S.-backed coup by American and European residents that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani and ended the Hawaiian monarchy, paving the way for eventual annexation by the United States.
• B. Alaska Purchase
  The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
• C. Platt Amendment
  The Platt Amendment was a 1901 U.S. law that severely limited Cuba’s sovereignty and gave the United States broad rights to intervene in Cuban affairs and maintain a naval base at Guantánamo Bay.
• D. Treaty of Paris (1898)
  The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
• E. Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act
  The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act is a U.S. federal statute that defines and governs the political and legal relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, including the island’s status, powers, and obligations under U.S. sovereignty.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898
Target entity description: The Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 was the formal incorporation of the Hawaiian Islands into U.S. territory, ending the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom and paving the way for Hawaii’s eventual statehood.

• A. Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893
  The Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 was a U.S.-backed coup by American and European residents that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani and ended the Hawaiian monarchy, paving the way for eventual annexation by the United States.
• B. Alaska Purchase
  The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
• C. Platt Amendment
  The Platt Amendment was a 1901 U.S. law that severely limited Cuba’s sovereignty and gave the United States broad rights to intervene in Cuban affairs and maintain a naval base at Guantánamo Bay.
• D. Treaty of Paris (1898)
  The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
• E. Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act
  The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act is a U.S. federal statute that defines and governs the political and legal relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, including the island’s status, powers, and obligations under U.S. sovereignty.
• F. None of above. chosen