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Panama Canal
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$250000 yearly rent to allow US to build canal through Panama
Roosevelt offered columbia ten million dollars cash, and 250,000 in yearly rent to allow the U.S. to build a canal. Most of the Columbians did not like this because they thought it would give the US permanent control over the 6 mile stretch of their territory. Other Colombian said that the rights were so much more than the United states had offered. Colombia’s government wanted more money. However, Roosevelt was not very patient and didn’t want to lose time to bargain. -
Panama revolt
Roosevelt knew many panamanians hated Colombian rule, he secretly let them know that the U.S. would help if they claimed independence. The panamanians would get the reward of the canal. A revolt took place. U.S. gunboats waited in the harbor to provide support for the rebels. the U.S. marines landed in Colón to prevent aggressive Colombians from reaching Panama city -
Treaty giving US permanant use and control of a 10 mile wide zone across Panama
The united states recognized the independent Republic of Panama. Three days later a frenchman acting for panama signed a treaty giving the U.S. permeant to control a 10-mile wide zone across the Isthmus of Panama. We agreed to pay $10 million and pay a $250,000 yearly fee. -
US Government began to build Canal
In 1904 the U.S. government began construction on the canal across Panama. President Roosevelt urged the engineers to “make dirt fly!” This is the official start of the panama canal even though everything is good things soon go south when disease soon started to spread. -
Yellowfever and malaria outbreak, rain and mudslides delayed work
The first great bump in the road on building the canal was not an engineering problem, but in fact was a disease problem. Yellow Fever and Malaria spread through Panama. Work on the canal could not begin until the diseases were controlled. It construction continued in 1906. -
William C Gorgas, an American Tropical disease expert helped nearly wipe out the spread of yellowfever and malaria
William C. Gorgas, an american expert on tropical disease, a Cuban doctor Carlos Juan Finlay, and an English doctor Ronald Ross found that malaria and yellow fever come from mosquitos and by clearing away brush and draining swamps, they nearly wiped out the outbreak. -
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William C Gorgas, an American expert on tropical diseases almost wiped out malaria and yellow fever
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Panama Canal opened
After unexpected delays and the loss of more than 6000 workers, the panama canal opened months before schedule.
