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The Panama Canal

By lyssawoolard

  • The Begining of the Panama Canal

    The Begining of the Panama Canal
    Panama Canal VideoPanama was a provience of Columbia. Theodore Roosevelt offered Columbia $10,00,000 and rent to allow the U.S. to build a canal. Columbiains opposed the deal because the U.S would have full control.

  • Revolt in Panama

    Revolt in Panama
    U.S gunboats waited in the habor to provide support for the rebels. The U.S marines tried to prevent Columbian troops from reaching panama.The revoultion composed of Panaiman fire departments and 500 columbian troops purchased $100,00 by the philipeans. Panama became independent from Columbia.

  • The Panama Treaty

    The Panama Treaty
    A frenchman signed a treaty giving the U.S full control of Panama. The 1st year in Panama mirrored the french diaster. Roosevelt esatblishes isthman canal comission. He orders them to start the canal as soon as possible. The treaty is based on Roosevelts orginla offer. (250 millon a year)

  • The Building of the Panama Canal

    The Building of the Panama Canal
    March 3, 1904 was the beinning of building of the Panama. Many people did not think the U.S could do it. But they wanted to prove that they could do it. It was very dangerous but good money.

  • Complications in Building the Canal

    Complications in Building the Canal
    Some complications were, the workers had to work in the tropical sun and in rain storms. They had a huge problem with mudslides. The workers were always complaining about digging. They had to cut a 9-mile ditch through the mountains. Thats why workers were dying. More than 6,000 workers died.

  • Roosevelt's vist to the Canal

    Roosevelt's vist to the Canal
    Roosevelt visted the canal. to make sure things were going right. Yellow fever broke out so many americans booked a passage home. Yellow fever is from misqitoes, and it could kill you. They had to sleep with nets around them. Gorgas was the one that found a cure. He cleared nearly 500 square miles of swamp and jungle. Also americans poured $128 million in for a cure. Finally Yellow fever passed and that was the last day someone died.

  • The Canal was Opened

    The Canal was Opened
    The Panama Canal was officaly open. The newspaper put the Panama to their back pages. It was the greatest engineering project. It conected the Atlantic to the Pacific.