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When Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii assumed the throne in 1891 and tried to reassert her sovereignty in the face of increasing foreign interference, she was deposed by a small group of American businessmen, with the support of the American diplomats and the U.S. Navy. On July 7, 1898, the Hawaiian Islands were annexed to the United States by a joint resolution of Congress. Shown here is her letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives, dated December 19, 1898.
The Classical Period represented a consolidation of the basic elements of human civilization, thus overcoming our ancient nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering. The stablishment of ancient civilizations meant having the means to maintain a sedentary lifestlye, starting with agriculture and cattle raising. Then as cities grew more complex concepts became of everyday use, such as economy or religion.
The Classical Empires, such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, the Greek city-states, Carthage and Rome, expanded not only military power but economic growth, religion, language, the development of arts, technology and philosophy. These concepts started thousands of years ago, and became widespread because of the prosperity that sedentary lifestyle allowed in these empires, each one making its particular contribution to humanity.
There were three main causes for the Cuban independence movement and they were
1) discontent with the Spanish rule (Cuba and Puerto Rico were the only colonies still under the Spanish rule and Cubans did not want to deal with the taxes and despotism of the colonial rule)
2) The US ship Maine went to Havana, however, the ship was sunk due to an unexplained explosion. The Spanish were blamed for this incident. The colonial rule tried to appease the US government, however, it was to no avail.
3) The third cause for the revolution was the poverty of the Cuban people which was just exacerbated by the taxes imposed by the Spanish
True they were free but couldnt vote and were segrated from whites
