Asked by Kaileigh

Which of the following best explains how Hawaii become a US territory?
The US annexed Hawaii in 1900.
The US bought Hawaii from Japan in 1868.
The US received Hawaii from Spain in the Treaty of Paris.
The US bought Hawaii from Spain following the Spanish-American War.

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The US annexed Hawaii in 1900.

(Background: After the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, the U.S. formally annexed Hawaii by the Newlands Resolution in 1898 and the Organic Act of 1900 organized it as the U.S. Territory of Hawaii.)