In 1903, the U.S. started to build the Panama Canal because Roosevelt realized and oversaw the U.S. plan which was to have a transportational canal so it was easier for American leaders to ship goods elsewhere. The Panama Canal was needed because Early European explorers thought it was needed to link the Atlantic and Pacific ocean so they found a piece of land between Northern and Southern America. Having a canal would shorten the trip for US and European ships traveling East from the California coast. In the 19th century, the United States took over the building of the Panama Canal from the French.
The decision was decided to make the canal because of technical advances and increased pressure from European people. The idea of the canal was a sea level canal, or known as a tidal canal. We really just wanted a canal for easier transportation and movement of merchant ships. However, the process of constructing the canal got difficult. But they still tried because, creating the canal was just really convenient for both sides. The U.S bought the project from the French for $40 million, “Colombia signed a treaty with the U.S. granting permission to construct the canal through their sovereign territory.”
The construction all together took around 10 years. One of the major …show more content…
knew that the Panama Canal would be such a help and good thing for their trade. They had to take over from the French because a lot of them were dying from Malaria so the U.S. thought it would be a good idea to just take over so it didn’t just sit there unfinished. But then again I really don’t think they cared about the French they just wanted a better trade system for themselves. Ever since after the U.S. took over and Panama let them, the Colombians had been furious with us because they did not want us to build the canal even after they split apart from Panama. In the end we end up getting what we want, we paid Panama 20 million just to construct the canal and keep it equal with
The decision was decided to make the canal because of technical advances and increased pressure from European people. The idea of the canal was a sea level canal, or known as a tidal canal. We really just wanted a canal for easier transportation and movement of merchant ships. However, the process of constructing the canal got difficult. But they still tried because, creating the canal was just really convenient for both sides. The U.S bought the project from the French for $40 million, “Colombia signed a treaty with the U.S. granting permission to construct the canal through their sovereign territory.”
The construction all together took around 10 years. One of the major …show more content…
knew that the Panama Canal would be such a help and good thing for their trade. They had to take over from the French because a lot of them were dying from Malaria so the U.S. thought it would be a good idea to just take over so it didn’t just sit there unfinished. But then again I really don’t think they cared about the French they just wanted a better trade system for themselves. Ever since after the U.S. took over and Panama let them, the Colombians had been furious with us because they did not want us to build the canal even after they split apart from Panama. In the end we end up getting what we want, we paid Panama 20 million just to construct the canal and keep it equal with