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What two countries built the Panama canal?
Is this for the Panama Canal Research Project for Mrs.Reid's class? =)
Why did Maryland give its land to the US?
For the creation of the District of Columbia.
Where is Panama and what is the importance of it?
Between Columbia and Costa Rica. It is the shortest land distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean without going south of Chile. There is a canal there.
How do you get land or the canal?
you by it
When was Storybook Land Canal Boats created?
Storybook Land Canal Boats was created in 1994.
Why did Woodrow Wilson give Columbia 25 million dollars for the Panama Canal in 1921?
Woodrow Wilson did not give Colombia 25 million dollars for the Panama Canal in 1921. John Hay, the secretary of state, offered Colombia an initial amount of $10 million plus $250,000 yearly in 1903, to borrow a strip of land where the Panama Canal is going to be built. Unfortunately, the offer was declined. But later on, after Panamanians won their independence, Theodore Roosevelt offered the same deal to Panama, not Colombia. Panama did accept this offer and the Panama Canal wasn't finished until August 1914.
How did Theodore Roosevelt convince the government of Colombia to agree to give U.S. control over the land where the panama canal would be built?
The U.S. supported (fostered) a revolt by Panamanian separatists in Columbia. The war only lasted a few hours and Panama became a separate nation that the U.S. dominated. They paid Panama a few million dollars for 100 year rights to the Canal Zone.
What does Caesar's will promise?
He promises to give everyone money and land.
What is the names of the oceans that border Columbia?
Pacific and technically Atlantic because the Carribean Sea it tiechnically part of the Atlantic. In the 1880's or 1890's the US wanted build the Panama Canal. The land at the time belonged to Columbia but Columbia said no. So the US started a revolt in Panama and recognized the Panamanian Government which gave authority to build the canal. The northern part of Columbia still reaches the Mediterainian Sea which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. Check it our on Bing maps at Maps.live.com.
What is the motto of Panama Canal Zone?
Panama Canal Zone's motto is 'The Land Divided, The World United'.
How could Reagan argue that Carter lost or Gave away the Panama Canal?
Ronald Reagan could argue that Carter lost or gave away the Panama Canal because Carter did give away the Panama Canal. Carter felt that it wasn't on American land.
Where did the US help start a revolution in order to get land for a canal?
The U.S. helped to start a revolution in Panama in order to get land for a canal.
