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What happened after Seward made a treaty that allowed Hawaiian goods to be imported tax free?

American missionaries and businessmen flocked to the island.
Hawaii began to trade more heavily with France.
Hawaii sent ambassadors to the United States
Americans quickly fled Hawaii.

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American missionaries and businessmen flocked to the island.

The 1875 Reciprocity Treaty (Seward) made Hawaiian sugar duty-free in the U.S., spurring American investment and migration, expanding the sugar industry and U.S. influence in Hawaii.