The United States acquired Hawai`i by
A) secretly sponsoring a rebellion against the Hawaiian monarchy.
B) means of a purchase treaty with the Hawaiian people.
C) seizing the islands by force in order to obtain a naval base in the Pacific.
D) purchasing the islands from Spain in the wake of the Spanish-American War.
E) annexing the islands after American planters had overthrown the monarchy.
Answer: E) annexing the islands after American planters had overthrown the monarchy.
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