Excerpt from a Letter of Protest from Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii to the House of Representatives, 1898
The House of Representatives of the United States:
I, Liliuokalani of Hawaii, named heir apparent on the 10th day of April, 1877, and proclaimed Queen of the Hawaiian Islands on the 29th day of January, 1891, do hereby earnestly and respectfully protest against the assertion of ownership by the United States of America of the so-called Hawaiian Crown Islands amounting to about one million acres and which are my property, and I especially protest against such assertion of ownership as a taking of property without due process of law and without just or other compensation.
Therefore, supplementing my protest of June 17, 1897, I call upon the President and the National Legislature and the People of the United States to do justice in this matter and to restore to me this property, the enjoyment of which is being withheld from me by your Government under what must be a misapprehension of my right and title.
Use the excerpt from Queen Liliuokalani’s letter of protest to answer the question.
Which conclusion about the U.S. annexation of Hawaii does the letter support?
A.
It resulted from an unlawful coup backed by American forces.
B.
It was not done with the consent of the indigenous people.
C.
It aimed to replace a monarchy with democratic governance.
D.
It sought to protect Americans in the islands from repressive rule.