Political Events in Panama

Political Events
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Traci Borgmeyer
Political Events In Panama
Professor Posko
February 1, 2004
One of the most well known issues concerning the early settlement of Panama came out of the fight over the building of the Panama Canal. The decisions over who would build and through which route the building would take place, were long and hard fought; however, it was eventually decided that the United States would have that privilege and that they would be building the route through Colombia, consequently becoming the catalyst for turning Panama into its' own independent state.…