Question

In 1887, King Kalakaua of Hawaii was forced to sign a new constitution which __________________.

• A. annexed Hawaii to the US.
• B. ended his rule and that of the monarchy.
• C. restricted voting to only property owners and imposed literacy tests as a voting requirement.
• D. required Hawaiian subjects to serve in the American military.
• E. created a legislature to balance the existing monarchy.

Answer 1

The correct option is E created a legislature to balance the existing monarchy.

The 1887 constitution, also known as the Bayonet constitution took away the previous privileges enjoyed by the king, where he could act without the consent of his cabinet and gave the legislature controlled by the Americans the power to dismiss the cabinet, which was earlier vested with the king.