Why did us want to build the panama canal?

Answer 1

President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal-a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

Answer 2

The US wanted to shorten the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The US had claimed the Philippines from the Spanish in 1898, and naval ships needed a faster route than going around South America. Also, the US west coast was rapidly developing, and ship traffic would benefit from a shorter route, as opposed to transport by the Transcontinental Railroad (completed in 1869).

Answer 3

The US wanted to shorten the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The US had claimed the Philippines from the Spanish in 1898, and naval ships needed a faster route than going around South America. Also, the US west coast was rapidly developing, and ship traffic would benefit from a shorter route, as opposed to transport by the Transcontinental Railroad (completed in 1869).

Answer 4

President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal-a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

Answer 5

Type your answer here... To shorten the trip for ships to get to the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean or vice versa.