By bribing the loyalist (pro-Spanish) soldiers not to fight.
Teddy Roosevelt encouraged Panamanian rebels to revolt and declare independence from Colombia.
President Roosevelt sent trooops to support Panamanian rebels in the fight against Colombia so that the United States could get the rights to build a canal in Panama at a lower price.
The US warship Nashville was sent to aid a Panamanian rebellion against Columbia.
The US was trying to construct the Panama canal and wouldn't put up with rebellions from Panama.
The United States military supported Panamanian rebels seeking independence from Colombia.
In 1903, the US dispatched the gunship Nashville to help Panamanian rebels break away from Colombia.
He wanted to get the rights to build a canal in Panama at a lower price.
In 1903, the US dispatched the gunship Nashville to help Panamanian rebels break away from Colombia.
The Colombian government had been blocking U.S. plans to build a canal in Panama. So Teddy Roosevelt supported Panamanian rebels to get what he wanted.
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