Question

2) Contextualization: What does "Just emerging from a state of barbarism, the Gov't of the islands is as

Answer 1

Answer:

The sentence shows that President Tyler saw Hawaiians and Hawaii as a place of complete disorganization, weak and lacking in civility, presenting a state of complete barbarism as he said.

Explanation:

The sentence shown in the question above was used by President Tyler as a way to justify Hawaii's annexation to American territory. To justify this desire, he promotes a prejudiced view of Hawaii and Hawaiians, comparing them with barbarians and presenting the territory as a place of weak and disorganized government.

However, the main reason behind the desire to annex Hawaii to the USA, was to have access to the port that allowed passage to China, India and Asia and to have other territorial advantages.