How did President Cleveland react to the American planters’ request for the US to annex Hawaii? Check all that apply.

Cleveland opposed annexing Hawaii and withdrew the annexation treaty for reconsideration, so he rejected the planters’ request. He also described the overthrow of Hawaii’s government as an unlawful act of war involving the United States. The other choices do not fit: he did not support Pacific expansion in this case, and the question does not describe him as backing a specific effort to protect Hawaiians’ voting rights.

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