· Honolulu, Hawaii
Bayonet Constitution Imposed
injustice
Armed white businessmen forced King Kalākaua at gunpoint to sign a new constitution that stripped the monarchy's power and disenfranchised most Native Hawaiians and Asian residents-a step toward the 1893 overthrow.
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Sources
- manoa.hawaii.edu manoa.hawaii.edu/punawaiola/2018/07/06/iulai-6-kumukanawai-o-ka-makahiki-1887
- nlm.nih.gov nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/372.html