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Queen Liliuokalani Yields Her Authority
Directions: Use the Evaluate in Eight directions on the attached paper to analyze the following
primary source. Be sure to pay careful attention to each section!
The overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred on January 17, 1893. At this
time, anti-monarchial insurgents within the Kingdom of Hawaii, composed
largely of United States citizens, engineered the overthrow of its native monarch,
Queen Lili'uokalani. Hawaii was initially reconstituted as an independent
republic, but the ultimate goal of the revolutionaries was the annexation of the
islands to the United States, which was finally accomplished in 1898. At the time
of the overthrow the Queen was blocked in her home until she released a
statement acknowledging the power of the new “provisional” government.
Below, you can read the full text of her statement, which was also printed in most
newspapers around the United States at the time.
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I, Lili'uokalani, by the Grace of God and under the constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen, do hereby
solemnly protest against any and all acts done against myself and the constitutional government of the
Hawaiian Kingdom by certain persons claiming to have established a Provisional Government of and for this
Kingdom. That I yield to the superior force of the United States of America, whose Minister Plenipotentiary,
His Excellency John L Stevens, has caused United States troops to be landed at Honolulu and declared that
he would support the said Provisional Government. Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps
loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said forces, yield my authority until such time as the
Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its
representative and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian
Islands.
— Queen Lili'uokalani, Jan 17, 1893
EVALUATE IN EIGHT – DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
Directions: Use the “Evaluate in Eight” questions to help you write 2-3 COMPLETE SENTENCES for numbers
one through four. Then complete numbers one through eight using the individual directions.
Note: Please use a SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER!
1. WHO IS THE AUTHOR:
Who created the source?
What do you know about the author?
What is the author’s point of view?
2. WHAT IS THE PLACE & TIME?
Where and when was the source produced?
How might (make a hypothesis) this affect the meaning of the source?
3. DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE?
What information do you already know about this topic?
What did you learn from your text, readings, and class activities about this topic?
What else do you need to understand this source?
4. CAN YOU EXPLAIN A CAUSE AND EFFECT?
Can you find two events in the text where the first event caused the second one? EXPLAIN.
What caused this source to be produced at this time?
5. WHAT IS THE MAIN ARGUMENT/CENTRAL IDEA/THESIS STATEMENT?
What is a single sentence that can summarize the author’s main argument or point? This is your thesis
statement when analyzing this document.
6. CAN YOU PROVIDE EVIDENCE?
Provide 3 QUOTATIONS which provide evidence for the thesis statement you have created in #5
7. CAN YOU WRITE A SUMMARY?
Write a paragraph (5-8 sentences) summarizing the main idea and key details of this source.
8. TEXT SPECIFIC QUESTION
Who is the queen referring two when she speaks of a “provisional government”? What industry were most
people in this government connected to? What do you think the work “provisional” means?