President Reyes did not agree with the United States' decision to build the Panama Canal

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Katarina [22]2 years ago

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Because the United States offered Colombia ten million dollars, plus 250,000 dollars a year, to build the Panama canal. But the Colombian government wanted more money. And the time Panama was still a part of Colombia, but the people of Panama were planning to gain independence from Colombia, and President Reyes knew that the United States would try to help Panama have their independence.

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