Dear Queen Liliuokalani,

My name is Broy McClure and I’m an American. I’m writing this letter inviting you to Old Town Academy. We learned about the annexation of Hawaii. We learned how you revolted two times and that you were overthrown both times. We would like to hear about the annexation of Hawaii from your point of view.

If I had it my way, the Americans should have been given some land and you get some to rule over. I think that it would be a win win for the Americans and the Hawaiians if we shared the land. I learned that American businessmen were the ones who overthrew you and all of your people. They did that so that they could grow some sugar cane. The business men wanted to annex Hawaii so that there was no tax on the sugar cane.

I would like it if you could answer these questions. Will you ever forgive those who overthrew you? What’s one of your biggest accomplishments? If you were given a choice, would you sell your land?

Thank you for reading this,

 Broy McClure