Panama canal and effects on america

<Tab/>In 1825, a group of American businessmen announced the formation of a new canal building company, with interests in constructing the first canal system across the Isthmus. This project was to take place in an area that we now called Panama. The endeavor was filled with controversy. Though the canal itself was not built until the early 1900's every step toward the building and ownership, was saturated with difficulty. The construction …

…started. Now that the Panama Canal was complete, the shipping of goods from coast to coast is easier than it has ever been. With the profit made from the American goods passing through, and the money Panama makes from the canals use, both countries are in great debt to the canal. Despite the Malaria, Mudslides, and Yellow fever, Americans fought to complete the canal and ever since, we are reaping the benefits of the project.