(A) to promote the boat industry in that nation
(B) to try to start a war with Colombia
(C) ** to provide a quick ocean route from the East Coast to the West Coast
(D) to spend less money in the budget
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The Panama Canal was built to lower the distance, cost, and time it took for ships to carry cargo between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Before the canal, ships would have to go around the entire continent of South America.