Part one of term paper
United States vs. Colombia for the land of Panama The United States government used several covert activities to acquire the land for the , 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 pro ...

Part two of term paper
... 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 States could use the land and build a Canal. The Panama Canal brought a rout between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The idea of a canal across the isthmus occurred to early explorers, and in the early 1500’s t ...