Changing Forms of Government
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- 4. The event in 1893 that resulted in the removal of Queen Lili‘uokalani and the end of the monarchy.
- 5. The strategic Hawaiian harbor that became a key location for trade and foreign influence.
- 7. This British officer temporarily seized control of Hawai‘i in 1843.
- 8. Foreign religious leaders who introduced Christianity, education, and Western laws to Hawai‘i.
- 9. paddle, The famous law that protected commoners, created by Kamehameha I.
- 11. The battle where Kamehameha I’s forces pushed O‘ahu warriors off steep cliffs, securing his victory.
- 14. The ship commanded by Lord George Paulet that arrived in Honolulu in 1843.
- 15. Young, An important foreign advisor who helped Kamehameha I with military strategy and weapons.
- 18. II, A Hawaiian ruler who abolished the kapu system and allowed missionaries to enter Hawai‘i.
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- 1. The co-ruler (kuhina nui) who played a major role in ending the kapu system.
- 2. of 1840, The first written document limiting the power of the Hawaiian monarchy. Unification, The process by which Kamehameha I brought all the Hawaiian Islands under his rule.
- 3. of 1840, This constitution divided the Hawaiian government into executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- 6. The name of the system that governed traditional Hawaiian religious and legal practices before 1819.
- 10. Hawai‘i’s motto, declared after the Paulet Affair: “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka ____.”
- 12. The traditional Hawaiian chief class that ruled over commoners and land.
- 13. III, A Hawaiian ruler who oversaw the adoption of the first constitution and established the Great Māhele.
- 16. mahele, The name of the land division system established in 1848, changing Hawaiian land ownership laws.
- 17. The last island to surrender peacefully to Kamehameha I in 1810.