Why was the construction of the Panama Canal important to the United
States?

Colombian troops were unable to negotiate the jungles of the Darien Strait and Panama declared independence on November 3, 1903. ... The United States also agreed to guarantee the independence of Panama. Completed in 1914, the Panama Canal symbolized U.S. technological prowess and economic power.

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answer; people where able to travel across the u.s.a faster than any other mode of transportation,travel time was about a week,from coast to coast