The Bayonet Constitution of 1887 significantly reduced the power of the Hawaiian monarchy and increased the authority of the American and European business interests in Hawaii. It disenfranchised a large portion of the native Hawaiian population by imposing property and literacy requirements for voting. Additionally, it led to increased tensions between native Hawaiians and the growing immigrant population, ultimately paving the way for the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893.
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