In 1893 the last monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili'uokalani, was overthrown by party of businessmen, who then imposed a provisional government. Soon after, President Benjamin Harrison submitted a treaty to annex the Hawaiian islands to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
1) US settlers owning farms that produced (sugar i believed)the Queen taking the lands forcefully from the US settlers
The US settlers appealing to the US government to help them take their property back.
The US winning the war against the Queen & her supporters
The US annexing the territory to become theirs, toppling the Queen's government
hope this helps
