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What economic circumstances led to the annexation of Hawaii in 1898? (1 point)
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( ) American investors wanted new farmland
( ) The US wanted naval bases in the Pacific
( ) Sugar plantation owners sought to avoid high tariffs
( ) Hawaii needed military protection
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(X) Sugar plantation owners sought to avoid high tariffs
Reason: American planters in Hawaii wanted annexation so Hawaiian sugar would be admitted to the U.S. tariff-free, protecting their profits after tariff changes that harmed the island's sugar export market.
Reason: American planters in Hawaii wanted annexation so Hawaiian sugar would be admitted to the U.S. tariff-free, protecting their profits after tariff changes that harmed the island's sugar export market.
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