... French had and complete construction on the Panama Canal. A bill known as the "Spooner Bill- was promptly passed and signed by Theodore Roosevelt. This bill allowed for 40 million dollars to purchase the new Panama Canal Company and allowed Roosevelt to begin negotiations with Columbia for a new land lease. Because of the ever-changing Columbian government, negotiations and treaties failed. ... Panama wanted to sell the land to the United States but Columbia refused. Panama was planning a revolution and Roosevelt sent a battleship to "protect lives of Americans in Panama."" When Panama d...

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