the united states owned it i wouldn't say anyone owned it before us, but if you want France started to build it but built upop a huge debt and stoped. but other then that but the united states was the first to officially own it. hope that is what you were looking for!
Spain once owned the land but then Simon Bolivar won independence and the new country was known as Colombia. The Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build a canal. Colombia said no. So Teddy sent a gunship and paid the rebels of Panama to go against Colombia and declare independence.
Columbia owned the area around Panama before the US helped Panama form its own country.
Panama was formerly a province of Columbia.
Panama owned the land, but the canal didn't exist until the US built it.
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The Panamanian government took control of the country on November 4, 1903. The United States recognized Panama's independence on November 6, 1903.
The Erie Canal took 8 years. It took ten years to build the Panama Canal.
America took over a good portion of a sovereign country, Panama, for American purposes. When we exercised such powers over our part of Panama's country we acted as an 'imperial' power. (We exercised supreme power over more land than we occupied up in the USA.)
It was used to make an easier way for ships between the pacific and Atlantic Ocean. so that they could deliver they're goods to other places... it was faster and only took two weeks to get across the pacific and Atlantic ocean... before the Panama Canal it took 1-2 months to cross it..
France started construction of the canal but they encountered difficulties and diseases such as Yellow Fever and Malaria. The United States took over the project and was a success, but the Panamanians disliked the presence of the United States in their country. Even though the canal created several economic boosts for them, they thought it was colonialism. U.S President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty with Panama to give Panama the canal by 2000. As of today, Panama is the rightful owner of the canal.
Panama's president is Ricardo Martinelli. He took office in July and will serve for five years. He cannot be reelected.
It took 600 million pounds of dynamite, and 4.5 million yards of concrete to build the Panama Canal.
Theodore Roosevelt reportedly said that.
Teddy Roosevelt took over the area to build the canal with no legal consent from Panama to be there.
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