Hawai'i's Journey to Statehood | Lost Kingdom | 5
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The Reciprocity Treaty Between Hawaii and the United States
The reciprocity treaty allowed Hawaiian sugar to come into the United States without the planters having to pay duties now That was a huge advantage. The McKinley Act passed and that lifted it took away Hawaii's advantage in selling sugar into the u.s. Market And The sugar planters were very upset about that, but Lily ooh Kalani became Queen in 1891. She did have her supporters Amongst the businessman and Klaus Freckle surprisingly was one of them.
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