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Theodore Roosevelt wanted to create a canal that would let ships sail between the Atlantic and the Pacific without going around South America and the canal site was in Panama.

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Where was the Panama Canal constructed?

they had to decide to build the canal in Nicaragua or panama they chose to build it in panama .


What took longer to build the Erie Canal or the Panama Canal?

The Erie Canal took 8 years. It took ten years to build the Panama Canal.


What two countries worked together to build the Panama Canal?

The French and the U.S. worked together to build the Panama canal.


Did the us help Panama build the Panama Canal?

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Who was the President that passed legislation to build the Panama Canal?

Teddy Roosevelt took over the area to build the canal with no legal consent from Panama to be there.


Why did men build the Panama Canal and Erie Canal?

to transport goods


Which Country did the US back for independence in order to build the Panama Canal?

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What country build the canal?

THe Panama Canal was built by the United States of America.


What is the technology used to build the panama canal?

shoes.


What did the us first build across panama?

the canal


What countries worked together to build the panama canall?

The French and the U.S. worked together to build the Panama canal.


Through which countrys does the Panama canal pass through?

Panama is the only country the canal passes through. There was initially interest (a bit of which remains to this day) of building the canal through Nicaragua - there are three proposals being 'floated' around in Nicaragua currently to build a new trans-oceanic passing, but the Panama Canal only goes through Panama.