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In 1902 Columbia controlled the area and President Roosevelt used some diplomacy to get some wealthy residence to declare independence and promise military support. Panama became a country in 1903 and a treaty was signed giving the US control of the land to build the project.

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HOW the us got the land to build the canal?

The people living in Panama held a revolt against the Colombians, who at the time owned Panama. The US quickly recognized them as an independent nation and thus discussed an agreement settling the use of the land by the US to build a canal.


How did the US get the land it needed to build panama canal?

The United States of America was given the land it needed to build the Panama Canal through the signing of the Hayâ??Herran Treaty. The treaty was signed on January 21, 1903.


Did the us help Panama build the Panama Canal?

YES!


What did the us first build across panama?

the canal


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

Panama


How did the US acquire the Panama Canal?

The US did not acquire it or the land. The US leased the land from the newly established country of Panama, and the US built the canal with Panamanian assistance. Panama does and always has owned the canal.


What small country did the US build a canal across?

Panama


What did Roosevelt do to allow the us the build a canal in Panama?

He encouraged Panama to rebel against Colombia.


What did Roosevelt do to allow US to build a canal Panama?

he encouraged Panama to rebel against Colombia.


What the Roosevelt do to allow the US to build a canal in Panama?

He encouraged Panama to rebel against Colombia.


The US gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by?

Panama was a part of Colombia but was fighting for independence from 1899 to 1902. Colombia rejected a deal with the US to build the canal, so the US backed Panama's claim of independence in return for permanent ownership of a strip of land 50 miles long and 10 miles wide through which they could build and operate the canal. It was completed 11 years later.


What us president decided to build the panama canal?

Theodore Roosevelt