USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States supported the independence of Panama from Colombia to gain approval to build the Panama Canal. The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of Panama gave the United States the right to build the canal and manage the land beside it, known as the Panama Canal Zone, with little benefit for Panama.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1903, the United States negotiated a treaty with Colombia that granted the United States the right to construct and operate a canal for 100 years within a zone six-miles wide across Panama.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1903, Panama declared its independence from Colombia in a U.S.-backed revolution and the U.S. and Panama signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, in which the U.S. agreed to pay Panama $10 million for a perpetual lease on land for the canal, plus $250, 000 annually in rent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The US supported the Panamanian rebellion against Columbia in order to get a favorable deal to build the Panama Canal.