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A modern photograph of the Willamette Valley, ceded to the United States in the 1855 Kalapuya Treaty. The Treaty with the Kalapuya, etc., also known as the Kalapuya Treaty or the Treaty of Dayton, was an 1855 treaty between the United States and the bands of the Kalapuya tribe, the Molala tribe, the Clackamas, and several others in the Oregon Territory.
The first United States Minister to Hawaii (diplomatic rank roughly equivalent to a modern Ambassador) was David L. Gregg, who became minister to Hawaii in 1853. [1] A commercial agent (called Consul starting in 1844) had served in the islands since 1820. [2] From November 1874 to February 1875, King Kalākaua made a state visit to the United ...
1875 — The Reciprocity Treaty between the Kingdom of Hawaii and the US While king, Kalākaua negotiated the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, which allowed sugar and other products to be exported to ...
Until annexation in 1898, Hawaii was an independent sovereign state, recognized by the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany with exchange of ambassadors. However, there were several challenges to the reigning governments of the Kingdom and Republic of Hawaii during the 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 -year (1887–1895) period.
The anniversary of the Anglo-Franco Proclamation on November 28 was subsequently made a public holiday during the Hawaiian monarchy. [4] [9] [10] In 1898, the legislature of the Republic of Hawaii made November 28 Thanksgiving Day. [11] After the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, the holiday lost official recognition. [12]
From 1874 through 1875, Kalākaua made a state visit to Washington DC to gather support for a new treaty. [142] [143] Congress agreed to the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 for seven years in exchange for Ford Island (Pearl Harbor). [144] [145] After the treaty, sugar production expanded from 12,000 acres to 125,000 acres in 1891. [146]
Hawaiian, American, and European men were granted full voting rights only if they met the economic and literacy thresholds. [ 13 ] The 1864 constitution required that voters generate annual income of at least US$ 75 (equivalent to US$1461 in 2024) or own private property worth at least US$150 (equivalent to $2922 in 2024).