hawaii was officially made a territory by the united states in 1898.
hawaii was officially made a territory by the united states in 1898.
when was hawaii officially made a territory by the united states?
1898
the territory of hawaii officially lasted from april 30, 1900, when president mckinley signed the hawaii organic act, until 1959. u.s. military expansion was enormous during this period, and commerce grew intensively. at the same time, use of the hawaiian language was punished in schools, and native cultural practitioners were repressed.









































section::::background.:statehood plebiscite and admissions act.
legal status of hawaii
the kapu system was abolished during the ʻai noa in 1819, and with it the distinction between the kauwā slave class and the makaʻāinana (commoners). the 1852 constitution of the kingdom of hawaii officially made slavery illegal.









































section::::oceania.:new zealand.









































before the arrival of european settlers, each maori tribe ("iwi") considered itself a separate entity equivalent to a nation. in traditional maori society of aotearoa, prisoners of war became "taurekareka", slaves, unless released, ransomed or eaten. with some exceptions, the child of a slave remained a slave.
history of slavery