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Why did President Cleveland refuse to annex Hawaii?
He felt annexation would be unjust and illegal.
He thought the islands were too expensive to maintain.
He considered Hawaii too far away to govern effectively.
He believed Hawaii would not influence trade with Asia.
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He felt annexation would be unjust and illegal.
Cleveland believed the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani was aided by U.S. agents and therefore unlawful; he opposed adding Hawaii while that injustice stood and tried to restore the queen.
Cleveland believed the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani was aided by U.S. agents and therefore unlawful; he opposed adding Hawaii while that injustice stood and tried to restore the queen.
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