The U.S government was having upcoming conflicts with Spain and for that reason they had ordered the battleship to leave California and to go toward Cuba on March 12 of 1898. The long journey was to convince many Americans of the importance of building the Canal across Central America and for it to connect to the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, and that this would help militarily and it would speed cargo shipping and increase global trade.
Incidents That Led Up To The Building Of The Canal
The Panama Canal had been started by the French in the year of 1881, which because of the failure that they had encountered with engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. And they also had problems with corruption