Hawaii's strategic location for warfare in the Philippines made it especially important to American interests.
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One of the factors that led Hawaii to statehood is the over through of the king because, the whites did not want to give up their sugar plantations to the land of Hawaii.
America annexed Hawaii for military and economic reasons. The sugar industry was large in Hawaii. The military wanted a base in the Pacific region.
Before the annexation, the planters created a plan to overthrow the queen. They called on the U.S. armed forces to provide them with protection.
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