Bayonet Constitution

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The Bayonet Constitution was an 1887 charter forced on the Hawaiian Kingdom’s monarchy that drastically reduced royal authority and empowered foreign and elite interests, paving the way for the eventual overthrow of the kingdom.

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Bayonet Constitution canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii of 1887 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
associatedWith Lorrin A. Thurston ⓘ
Reform Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ
Sanford B. Dole ⓘ
citySigned Honolulu ⓘ
consideredAs imposed under duress ⓘ
consideredBy many Native Hawaiians as illegitimate ⓘ
contributedTo political instability in the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
country Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
curtailed monarch’s control over the appointment of nobles ⓘ
dateEnacted 1887-07-06 ⓘ
decreasedNumberOf nobles appointed by the king ⓘ
disenfranchised many Asian residents of Hawaii ⓘ
draftedBy Hawaiian League ⓘ
empowered Hawaiian League ⓘ
foreign residents in Hawaii ⓘ
white business elite in Hawaii ⓘ
expandedFranchiseTo non-citizen residents of American or European origin ⓘ
hasEffect increased influence of American and European interests in Hawaii ⓘ
reduced political power of Native Hawaiians ⓘ
increasedNumberOf elected legislators ⓘ
introducedIncomeQualificationsFor voters ⓘ
introducedPropertyQualificationsFor voters ⓘ
isInConflictWith earlier 1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hawaiian ⓘ
legalStatus remained in force until the 1893 overthrow of the monarchy ⓘ
limitedAuthorityOf King David Kalākaua ⓘ
linked to: King Kalakaua
limitedPowerToDissolve legislature ⓘ
locationSigned ʻIolani Palace ⓘ
linked to: Iolani Palace
monarchAtTimeOfEnactment King David Kalākaua ⓘ
linked to: King Kalakaua
nicknameDerivedFrom threat of force used to compel King Kalākaua to sign ⓘ
partOf history of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ
pavedWayFor Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
reducedPowersOf Hawaiian monarchy ⓘ
replaced Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii of 1864 ⓘ
requiredConsentOf cabinet for many acts of the monarch ⓘ
restrictedSuffrageOf Native Hawaiian citizens ⓘ
linked to: Native Hawaiians
shiftedPowerFrom monarch ⓘ
shiftedPowerTo cabinet ⓘ
legislature ⓘ
strengthenedPowersOf cabinet ministers of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ
subjectOf debates over colonialism and imperialism in Hawaii ⓘ
yearEnacted 1887 ⓘ

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King Kalākaua → signed → Bayonet Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: King Kalakaua
Bayonet Constitution of 1887 → alsoKnownAs → Bayonet Constitution ⓘ