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The Canal shortened the trip for US ships going from New York and the East Coast to California, which otherwise faced a long and difficult trip around Cape Horn, at the southern tip of South America. The US Navy was able to transit its ships quickly from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back.
The reason the Panama Canal was built is so ships can get to one place to the other with out having to go around South America. Down below South America waters are rough and ships have sunk!!
President Roosevelt needed a canal to move people, goods, and military ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific quickly however he was unable to start a canal project without the help of the British. President Roosevelt negotiated a treaty called the 'Hay-Pauncefote Treaty' which allowed the U.S. the right to build and control the entire canal. The canal also had to be free and open to all nations and neutral during wars. The treaty negotiated with Colombia for land to build and finish the canal with money.
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∙ 6y agoThe Canal shortened the trip for US ships going from New York and the East Coast to California, which otherwise faced a long and difficult trip around Cape Horn, at the southern tip of South America. The US Navy was able to transit its ships quickly from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back.
The reason the Panama Canal was built is so ships can get to one place to the other with out having to go around South America. Down below South America waters are rough and ships have sunk!!
President Roosevelt needed a canal to move people, goods, and military ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific quickly however he was unable to start a canal project without the help of the British. President Roosevelt negotiated a treaty called the 'Hay-Pauncefote Treaty' which allowed the U.S. the right to build and control the entire canal. The canal also had to be free and open to all nations and neutral during wars. The treaty negotiated with Colombia for land to build and finish the canal with money.
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Who built the canal of panama?
United States built the Panama Canal.
Who was the president wen the panama canal was built?
fredy geogasty was the president when the panama canal was built
Who discovered the Panama Canal?
No one found it. Panama Canal was built
Who biult the Panama Canal?
Ferdinand de Lesepps built the Panama Canal
What is the canal that connects the atlantic and pacific oceans in central america?
Panama. The canal is the Panama Canal, built by the US between 1904 and 1914.
Who built the fist Panama Canal?
The United States, under president Teddy Roosevelt built the Panama Canal.
What was the name of the waterway constructed by people in Panama?
It is the Panama Canal. It was originally built by the US. However Panama just completed a major improvement of the canal.
What was built in panama in the early 1900s?
The Panama Canal was built in Panama in the early 1900's
Was the panama canal built in a desert area?
No, the Panama canal was built in a mountain range, thats why the had problems with mud slides
Did Cuba built the Panama Canal?
No
How do the people interact with the environment in Panama?
They built the Panama canal.
What canal was built when Teddy Roosevelt was president?
Panama Canal
