Question

What happened before the united states could begin building a canal in panama?

Answer 1

Building the Panama Canal, 1903–1914. President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal—a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

Answer 2

panama had to gain its independence from Colombia with US support.