During the 1900s, America was in a need to sail through Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Luckily, America was able to find Panama which was well fit to place a canal. Republic of Panama is a country located in Central America between North and South America. Bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Panama has dense forests, tropical jungles, vast mountains, and harsh weather which made it difficult to build the canal. The Canal is 51 miles long and is located between Panama City on the Pacific coast to Colon on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Construction of this canal was not only a major engineering accomplishment, but it also was a political and economic victory for the United States. It is also a big factor that brought United
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Suez Canal project was completely in a different environment than Panama. There was no risk unlike the projects in Panama. After the success of Suez Canal, Lesseps was convinced to build another canal in Panama. But he was unaware of the difficulty. During the construction of Panama Canal, huge earthquake rattled Panama and caused damage. Lesseps and the French abandoned the Panama Canal project with great deal of work left to be completed. Eventually, Lesseps with his team of engineers were sentenced to five years in prison for mismanagement of the Panama Canal Project. America on other hand, was still leaning toward building a canal across Nicaragua. Philippe-Jean Buenau-Varilla, an engineer with the Panama Canal Company convinced U.S. officials to take over the Panam project. He pointed the dangers of one of Nicaragua's volcanoes and Panama offered less risks. In 1902, America purchased the Panama Canal Company for $40 million. America was required to get permission from Colombia to take control of the land. The U.S. government offered $10 million to the Colombian government, followed by yearly payments of $250,000. But, Colombian government declined. During the time, Panama was trying to gain independence from Columbia. Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero traveled to the United States in 1903 to seek support for a rebellion in Panama. November 2, USS Nashville anchored in the nearby harbor. Within a week, several more U.S. boats arrived to force Colombians away. America quickly granted official recognition to the new nation of Panama. After United States finalized payments with Panama for permission, they were able to proceed with the canal
Suez Canal project was completely in a different environment than Panama. There was no risk unlike the projects in Panama. After the success of Suez Canal, Lesseps was convinced to build another canal in Panama. But he was unaware of the difficulty. During the construction of Panama Canal, huge earthquake rattled Panama and caused damage. Lesseps and the French abandoned the Panama Canal project with great deal of work left to be completed. Eventually, Lesseps with his team of engineers were sentenced to five years in prison for mismanagement of the Panama Canal Project. America on other hand, was still leaning toward building a canal across Nicaragua. Philippe-Jean Buenau-Varilla, an engineer with the Panama Canal Company convinced U.S. officials to take over the Panam project. He pointed the dangers of one of Nicaragua's volcanoes and Panama offered less risks. In 1902, America purchased the Panama Canal Company for $40 million. America was required to get permission from Colombia to take control of the land. The U.S. government offered $10 million to the Colombian government, followed by yearly payments of $250,000. But, Colombian government declined. During the time, Panama was trying to gain independence from Columbia. Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero traveled to the United States in 1903 to seek support for a rebellion in Panama. November 2, USS Nashville anchored in the nearby harbor. Within a week, several more U.S. boats arrived to force Colombians away. America quickly granted official recognition to the new nation of Panama. After United States finalized payments with Panama for permission, they were able to proceed with the canal