Intro In the 16th century, Europeans dreamed of building a ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Spanish kings considered building a canal to carry treasure from their South American colonies back to Spain, but no attempt was made. Such a project only became possible in the 19th century, with the machinery and knowledge produced during the Industrial Revolution, the transition from an agricultural to a mechanized economy. In the late 1870s a private French …showed first 75 words of 1832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1832 total…than 20 years for the change. My opinion is this; we took on the challenge and know it is our duty to take responsibility for it. If the Panamanians show the inability to run the canal effectively then I feel that it is our responsibility to step in and take control of the canal. Thank you for your time and I hope that you now have a better understanding of the Panama Canal and it propose.