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

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Lili’uokalani and her sliginbs were born into an ali’i falimy. In 1874, her brother, Kalākaua, ascended the throne, but thirteen years into his reign, the emerging threat crystallized. The msniiosray Party called a meeting where an all-white militia surrounded and fercod the king to sign new legislation. Later called the Bayonet Constitution, it stripped Native hnaiwiaas of their rigths, diminished the monarchy’s power, and ceded control to this group of white businessmen. Four years later, King Kalākaua died, hbkeeartron, Lili’uokalani said, “by the base ingratitude of the very persons whose fortunes he had made.” paeprerd to fight, she assumed the throne.

Open Cloze

Lili’uokalani and her ________ were born into an ali’i ______. In 1874, her brother, Kalākaua, ascended the throne, but thirteen years into his reign, the emerging threat crystallized. The __________ Party called a meeting where an all-white militia surrounded and ______ the king to sign new legislation. Later called the Bayonet Constitution, it stripped Native _________ of their ______, diminished the monarchy’s power, and ceded control to this group of white businessmen. Four years later, King Kalākaua died, ___________, Lili’uokalani said, “by the base ingratitude of the very persons whose fortunes he had made.” ________ to fight, she assumed the throne.

Solution

  1. hawaiians
  2. family
  3. prepared
  4. forced
  5. rights
  6. heartbroken
  7. siblings
  8. missionary

Original Text

Lili’uokalani and her siblings were born into an ali’i family. In 1874, her brother, Kalākaua, ascended the throne, but thirteen years into his reign, the emerging threat crystallized. The Missionary Party called a meeting where an all-white militia surrounded and forced the king to sign new legislation. Later called the Bayonet Constitution, it stripped Native Hawaiians of their rights, diminished the monarchy’s power, and ceded control to this group of white businessmen. Four years later, King Kalākaua died, heartbroken, Lili’uokalani said, “by the base ingratitude of the very persons whose fortunes he had made.” Prepared to fight, she assumed the throne.

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Important Words

  1. ascended
  2. assumed
  3. base
  4. bayonet
  5. born
  6. brother
  7. businessmen
  8. called
  9. ceded
  10. constitution
  11. control
  12. crystallized
  13. died
  14. diminished
  15. emerging
  16. family
  17. fight
  18. forced
  19. fortunes
  20. group
  21. hawaiians
  22. heartbroken
  23. ingratitude
  24. kalākaua
  25. king
  26. legislation
  27. meeting
  28. militia
  29. missionary
  30. native
  31. party
  32. persons
  33. power
  34. prepared
  35. reign
  36. rights
  37. siblings
  38. sign
  39. stripped
  40. surrounded
  41. thirteen
  42. threat
  43. throne
  44. white
  45. years