<Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> (We here) highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> (We here) highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> In the early 19th century, missionaries, mostly from America, converted the Hawaiians to Christianity . They were followed by American entrepreneurs who established sugar and pineapple plantations and a well - developed economy on the island, becoming a new ruling class, although the native Hawaiian monarchy continued to rule . Eventually, English - speaking Americans and their descendants made up the majority of Hawaii's population . </P> <P> The years following the Napoleonic Wars were a time of change in Europe . The Industrial Revolution, nationalism, and several political revolutions transformed the continent . </P>

What did western civilization look like at the end of the 18th century