Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt worked with Colombia for the opportunity of building a canal in Panama.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
the country that owned panama is Nicaragua
The capital city of Panama is Panama City. The capital city of Colombia is Bogota.
Panama is a country. Colombia is a country. They are different countries.
Panama belonged to Colombia. The US tried to negotiate with Colombia for permission to build the canal and control it once it was built but a deal could not be worked out. After a time, Panama revolted from Colombia ,the US backed the revolution , Panama became independent and an agreement to build the canal was made.
President Teddy Roosevelt supported the fight so he could build the Panama Canal- apex
Colombia
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama and Colombia were part of Spain's colony of New Granada, which was liberated by Simon Bolivar in 1819, leading to the establishment of Gran Colombia (Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru) in 1821.