This article examines U.S. consular activism in the Caribbean from 1783–1903, specifically their political and diplomatic roles in the European colonies in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Emphasis is given to the role played by consuls in the annexationist policies of the United States. Several dispatches, hitherto unpublished, by U.S. consuls in St. Kitts-Nevis are analyzed. These dispatches address the depression and labor turmoil in the sugar industry, as well as a consular proposal for the acquisition of the two-island colonial territory by the United States. Great Britain's retrenchment from the Caribbean in light of growing U.S. hegemony in the region as a result of the 1898 war is discussed, particularly the colonial policies of Joseph Chamberlain.
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