3/3/23 Quiz Flashcards
they first owned rights to the Panama Canal
the French
The French first owned rights to the
Panama Canal
the french sold the Panama Canal to the U.S. for $____
$40M
they ipmerialized Panama
Columbia
he wanted to build a canal in Panama
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt sent him to make an offer to Columbia regarding the Panama Canal
John Hay
Columbia was offered this much money ___ with a lease of ___
10M $250,000
the lease offered to Columbia was an ___ fee for ____ years
annual, 99
they rejected the offer of teddy Roosevelt
The Colombian Senate
Panama was a ___ to world trade
crossroad
The Panama Canal would allow them to break away from
Columbia’s control
He supported the Panamanian rebellion
Buneau Varilla
he helped eliminate yellow fever (malaria) in Cuba then Panama
Col. William Gorgas
The first ship to make a journey through the canal was a ___ ship
cargo
cargo ship that made its journey through the canal was the
Ancon