Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Treaty of reciprocity between the United States of America and the Hawaiian Kingdom was a free trade agreement signed and ratified in 1875 that is generally known as the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. The treaty gave free access to the United States market for sugar and other products grown in the Kingdom of Hawaii starting in September 1876. In return, the US gained lands in the area known as Pu u Loa for what became known as the Pearl Harbor naval base. The treaty led to large investment by Americans in sugar plantations in Hawaii. The treaty was signed on January 30, 1875, ratified by the Kingdom of Hawaii April 17, 1875 and ratified by the United States on May 31, 1875.