In what way did economic factors influence political developments in the annexation of Hawaii?

The correct answer is B) American sugar planters in Hawaii, who favored annexation to protect their profits supported a revolution that ousted Queen Liliuokalani.

The other options of the question were A) native Hawaiians who depended on American sugar planters for jobs pressured American leaders to annex the islands. C) Faced with a surplus of sugar, American planters in Hawaii pushed for annexation so that the sugar trade could be opened to markets in the US.

Economic factors influenced political developments in the annexation of Hawaii in that "American sugar planters in Hawaii, who favored annexation to protect their profits supported a revolution that ousted Queen Liliuokalani."

By 1898, the year of annexation, the federal government of the United States though that the islands could end up being the property of some European superpower, mainly France or Great Britain. A former treaty of cooperation signed in 1849 between Hawaii and the US, maintained alive the possibility to improve the relationship. So under these circumstances, US planters had economic interests in the islands due to sugar plantation. That is why in 1893, these American planters asked the US to remove Queen Liliuokalani. It was President William Mckinney, who accepted the annexation of the islands.

One of the driving factors for annexation of Hawaii was the influence of large sugar planters who wanted to utilize the island's resources to produce the extremely valuable commodity. These planters literally usurped the power of the monarchy to achieve their aims.