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Why did President Roosevelt supports the rebels is Panama when they declared independance from Cuba

A) The rebels promised to provide laborers to help the US build the Panama Canal.
B)Colombia threatened to attack US workers if they began work on a canal.
C)Colombia had raised the price for the rights to build the Panama Canal.
D)The rebels promised to allow freedom of religion in Panama.

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It would be C.

Colombia had raised the price for the rights to build the Panama Canal.
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C)Colombia had raised the price for the rights to build the Panama Canal.
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