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Hawaii was annexed to the United States in 1900 after the overthrowing of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific.
Hawaii belonged to the natives who inhabited it, and shortly after the Revolutionary War started, in 1778, James Cook, of Britain, discovered it. It did not become a territory of the United States until we annexed it in 1898.
Two states were independent nations before they became states: Texas and Hawaii. Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836 and was an independent nation for 9 years before it became part of the Union in 1845. Hawaii was annexed and became a territory in 1898. It became a state in 1959.
Mexico Texas had been an independent country for nine years when it was annexed by the United States.