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United States vs. Colombia for the land of Panama

The United States government used several covert activities to acquire

the land for the Panama Canal, such as the Spooner Act. The United States

wanted the land of Panama to build a Canal but first the United States need

the land from Colombia. The United States became vitally interested in

canal projects during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1902 the U.S.

Congress passed the Spooner Act, which was the basic law for the

construction of the Panama Canal. The law declared that the United States

had the right to build a canal on the land over the isthmus of Panama. Then a

revolution broke out in Panama, and independence from Colombia was

declared in 1903.

The United States wanted the land including the isthmus

Panama to build a canal. The United States had trouble getting this land

because it was part of . The United States won by passing a law declaring

that the United......

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