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which gave the U.S. exclusive rights to build,

and operate a canal in Central America. There

was some disagreement where the canal would be

built, but the final decision was Panama, where

a French company had been digging but went

bankrupt. In June of 1902 congress passed the

Isthmian Canal Act, which authorized the

purchase of the French land for $40 million.

But the United States also had to get control of

the canal zone from what was then Colombia.

Secretary of State made an agreement with Thomas

Herran to purchase, the right to control the

land, for $10 million plus $250,000 yearly. The

U.S. Senate accepted it but, the Colombian

senate rejected the offer, hoping to get more

money. At this point Roosevelt considered

taking the land by force. He called

them(Colombian senate) corrupted, and he said

they were trying to black-mail the United

States. But the people who lived in Panama were

resentful to Colombia government, and a revolt

was inevitable. The revolt was funded by the

French Company. Roosevelt ordered the U.S. Navel

forces to keep Colombian troops from getting

into Panama, to end the revolt. Panama

succeeded, mainly due to the help of the U.S.

Navy. An agreement was made and the U.S. began

to build the Panama Canal.

Roosevelt was an outdoorsman, he enjoyed