Hawaiian Kingdom

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hawaiian-kingdom

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Hawaiian Kingdom built?1795 by Kamehameha I
2. What is the unified?All inhabited Hawaiian Islands by 1810
3. What is the dynasties?House of Kamehameha and House of Kalākaua
4. What was the Hawaiian Kingdom and when did it start?The Hawaiian Kingdom was a country made of islands ruled by kings and queens, officially established in 1795.
5. Who was Kamehameha I and what did he do?Kamehameha I was a high chief who united all the main Hawaiian islands into one kingdom by conquering them and then peacefully joining them by 1810.

Aliʻi nui: A traditional Hawaiian title for a high chief or ruler.
Coup d'état: A sudden, illegal, and often violent seizure of power from a government.
Sovereignty Movement: A political movement advocating for the right of a people to govern themselves independently.