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the offer
On the 19th of june 1902 President Roosevelt offered colombia $110 million dollars cash and $250,000 yearly to rent and allow the U.S. to build a canal through panama. -
panamas independence
Panama declared it's independence with no interference from colombia. A revolt took place so U.S. gun boats waited in the harber to provide supportfor the rebels. U.S. marines landed in colõn to prevent hostile troops from reaching panama city. -
gaining independence
Panama gained it's independence from colombia and the republic of Panama. French men acting for panama signed a treaty giving the U.S. permission to dig a canal -
establishing the isthmus commision
President Roosevelt establishes the isthmus canal commision to see through the construction of the Panama canal. Roosevelt ordered the men to "make the dirt fly" whidh ment to finish digging work as soon as possible. But some people thought it was a bad approach at trying to build it. -
Health and work conditions
The public health officialls found out that the conditions of work was not good. They found out that peoples fingers would get copped and ground in with the meat. Work conditions were not good because of mud slides. There was a mud slide that killed 6,000 people. -
yellow fever and maleria strike
Many workers had died and the work was stoped because they kept contracting maleria and yellow fever. Cuban doctor Carlos Juan finally discovered that yellow fever was transmitted by a certian type on mosquito. English doctor Ronald Ross found that a other species was transmitting malaria. By 1906 Gorgan nearley wiped out yellow fever and malaria by clearing out swamps. -
the big finish
panama canal introductiondespite all the unexpected delays work on the canal was finished. Six months ahed of schedule. It opened on the 14th, now the pacific and atlantic ocean's were connected. -
Work cited
"Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal." Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014."History of Panama." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Jan. 2014. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.
"Bible - DriverLayer Search Engine." Bible - DriverLayer Search Engine. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014."2009 Notes." Panama Notes RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014."Slip, Slide and A Parkway = Adventures in the Subway and Street Improvements Digitization Project." UC Libraries. N.p., n.d. We -
reflection
I think that the scripture in acts 17:26 means that God is the one who built this nation up. That he is the one who guided the president’s on what to do. And that everything that has happened in this nation was Gods set purpose and plan. And that if God wanted to he could change the nation for better or for worse. And that he could change history if he wanted to. Also that he guided the workers so they did not get hurt or sick
