Panama Canal
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- The Story of the Panama Canal
- The fist granted right to build the panama canal was given to a man named Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse in 1878.
- Judy, did you know that approximately about 30,000,000 Lbs. of dynamite to clear the way for the panama canal.
- No man, did you know that it cost $40,000,000, to build the canal.?
- The Territory was originally located in columbia then french, the american.
- Brett you know what I heard ? I heard that colombian troops were unable to negotiate the jungles of the Darline Straight on Panama declared independence on November 3, 1903.
- Wow really ! I heard that the U.S. got control of the canal eventually became an irritant to U.S. panimainian relations. At the time it was heralded as a major foreign policy.
- The Panama Canal was first thought of by a man named President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1800's . IKt was officially opened for passing and trading in 1914. The U.S. Gained control of the canal in 1977 and built locks along the canal so ships could travel faster and easier.
- When the U.S. gained control of america they built locks.
- Hey alex did you know that the U.S. put locks on the panama because it allows water to move up and down hills. If there were no locks the panama canal the atlantic oceans could't flow into each other.
- Sites Used: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal http://www.history.com/topics/panama-canal
- The Canal transports 4% of the 16% U.S. borne trade
- Hey isn't great that the panama canal keeps the cost of the imported goods down. That reduce inflations. Five ports carry 70% of the U.S. ships.
- https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/panama-canal https://www.britannica.com/topic/Panama-Canal
- Conclusion
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Panama-Canal http://www.history.com/topics/panama-canal
- Yea and If they were taken away the lakes would drain, leaving rivers more or less as they were originally . The Atlantic and pacific oceans would remain as separate as they were before.
- https://www.thebalance.com/panama-canal-ex pansion-impact-on-u-s-economy-3306274 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Panama-Canal
- Yea I know, and the canal will create more U.S, jobs. It gives U.S. exports better access to china.
- The Panama Canal provides a important waterway for global water transportation and trade. It is regarded as one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century.
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