Was the hawaii annexation a good or bad thing???

The annexation and imperialism of Hawaii brought good and bad things to the islands.

A pro would be that if the U.S. didn't take over Hawaii another country would have, and it would have been a lot more brutal and harsh. There are a lot more cons than there are pros, one is that Hawaii did get taken over and added to another country.

Explanation:

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

a because i tried to vote with just my college id and the answer was no