By creating Gatun Lake during the construction of the Panama Canal reduced the excavation time and money because it provided a water passage, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The canal permits ships from both sides to enter and reduces the time of journey. Gatun Lake is an artificial lake one of the largest in its time when it was built.

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In Common Sense, Thomas Paine suggested that American independence from Britain was

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$\boxed {\boxed {\sf A. \ Just \ a \ matter \ of \ time}}$

Explanation:

Thomas Paine published Common Sense in 1776. He wrote this with one purpose: independence.

He hoped that his pamphlet would stir up feelings of discontent and anger to convince more colonists to join the movement of independence. He knew American independence was necessary and inevitable, but was also aware that more support translated to better results.

So he didn't think independence was impossible, uncertain, or illegal, but he suggested it was <u>just a matter of time.</u>

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