Question

study the quote by grover cleveland.
\... the provisional government owes its existence to an armed invasion by the united states. by an act of war... a substantial wrong has been done\ —president grover cleveland
to which territorial acquisition does cleveland refer in this statement?
hawaii
alaska
samoa
midway island

Explanation:

Grover Cleveland's quote refers to the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, where U.S. armed forces supported local American business interests to establish a provisional government. Cleveland investigated the event and deemed it an unjust act of war-driven interference. Alaska was purchased peacefully from Russia, Samoa was divided via a treaty, and Midway Island was annexed without armed conflict.

Answer:

Hawaii