When Americans led an overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 1890s:

a. Japan came in and took over the islands.

b. native Hawaiians once again became the dominant political force.

c. Hawaii immediately became a U. S. colony.

d. it was impurely done.

e. Cleveland stabilized the new government by sending in the marines.

The answer is C. Hawaii immediately became a U. S colony

Explanation:

Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown on Jan. 17, 1893, when the last Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani, was forced to abdicate, which caused the Kingdom of Hawaii to dissolve only two years later, and by 1898, Hawaii was administered by the United States. By 1959 it had become the 50th state.

answer b) is incorrect as it is opposite to the events that actually transpired. After the Queen surrendered, the Committee of Safety which was established mostly by white businessmen, and formed with the goal of overthrowing the Monarchy and annexation to the United States, established a provisional government in Hawaii and refused to give away power. e) Is also incorrect as U. S President at the time Grover Cleveland was in opposition to the provisional government established by the Committee of Safety, and advocated for the queen to be restored to power. d) It's is also incorrect, as it states an opinion rather than a fact. It could be argued that the actions were impure, but it's merely subjective. And a) is also not correct. Even though Japanese are the second largest ethnic group in Hawaii, relations between the two countries had not been very strong. When the hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown, Japan responded sending naval forces and were opposed to it, and showed some protest. However, they eventually stopped as they feared it might had harm their work in restoring the rights to Japanese people in Hawaii.