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From the Ted Talk by Sydney Iaukea: The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii

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It was January 16th, 1895. Two men arrived at Lili’uokalani’s door, arrested her, and led her to the room where she would be imprisoned. A group had recently siezed power and now confiscated her diaries, ransacked her house, claimed her lands, and hid her away. Lili’uokalani was Hawaii’s queen. And she ruled through one of the most turbulent periods of its htiorsy.

75 years earlier, American misiarnisoes first arrived in Hawaii. They qlckuiy amaessd power, building businesses and claiming arable land that they transformed into paiotnntals. They wkreod closely with the ali’i, or sacred Hawaiian nobility closely linked to the Gods. The ali’i appointed missionaries to gemorenvnt roles where they helped ebailstsh Hawaii as a sovereign kingdom with a constitutional monarchy. But once certain business opportunities emerged— namely, the prospect of exporting sugar to the US tariff-free— some of their descendants shifted ptsiinoos. They formed a political group known as “the Missionary Party” and began plotting to annex Hawaii, biirnngg it under US control.

Open Cloze


It was January 16th, 1895. Two men arrived at Lili’uokalani’s door, arrested her, and led her to the room where she would be imprisoned. A group had recently ______ power and now confiscated her diaries, ransacked her house, claimed her lands, and hid her away. Lili’uokalani was Hawaii’s queen. And she ruled through one of the most turbulent periods of its _______.

75 years earlier, American ____________ first arrived in Hawaii. They _______ _______ power, building businesses and claiming arable land that they transformed into ___________. They ______ closely with the ali’i, or sacred Hawaiian nobility closely linked to the Gods. The ali’i appointed missionaries to __________ roles where they helped _________ Hawaii as a sovereign kingdom with a constitutional monarchy. But once certain business opportunities emerged— namely, the prospect of exporting sugar to the US tariff-free— some of their descendants shifted _________. They formed a political group known as “the Missionary Party” and began plotting to annex Hawaii, ________ it under US control.

Solution


  1. government
  2. establish
  3. missionaries
  4. worked
  5. amassed
  6. quickly
  7. positions
  8. seized
  9. bringing
  10. plantations
  11. history

Original Text


It was January 16th, 1895. Two men arrived at Lili’uokalani’s door, arrested her, and led her to the room where she would be imprisoned. A group had recently seized power and now confiscated her diaries, ransacked her house, claimed her lands, and hid her away. Lili’uokalani was Hawaii’s queen. And she ruled through one of the most turbulent periods of its history.

75 years earlier, American missionaries first arrived in Hawaii. They quickly amassed power, building businesses and claiming arable land that they transformed into plantations. They worked closely with the ali’i, or sacred Hawaiian nobility closely linked to the Gods. The ali’i appointed missionaries to government roles where they helped establish Hawaii as a sovereign kingdom with a constitutional monarchy. But once certain business opportunities emerged— namely, the prospect of exporting sugar to the US tariff-free— some of their descendants shifted positions. They formed a political group known as “the Missionary Party” and began plotting to annex Hawaii, bringing it under US control.

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