Teddy Roosevelt: The Invention Of The Panama Canal
Teddy Roosevelt was a fine president, indeed. Along with leading our country, he also put in the makes of the Panama Canal. This idea sparked Teddy, and couldn’t have been more successful. A canal is like a waterway filled with underwater stairs. The Panama Canal was nothing but hard work, and dedication. Many workers went through hard labor to complete the job, but it turned out to be an outstanding landmark in U.S history. While Teddy was president, he wanted to prove his dominance throughout the country, by providing a canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Before the idea of the canal, many were having to travel by foot or canal through the isthmus’s swamps, jungle, and very narrow mountains. This was not only rough for travelers,
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The canal was a helpful hand to the majority of the U.S citizens. In the 1800’s, the railroads were just finished being built, so many employers would be trained on how to work with trains and building railroads. With this knowledge, it was easy for some workers to build the canal, with having some knowledge behind them. The workers had to use specific equipment for this job. The shovel used to help create the canal, weighed 95 tons. That is a tremendous amount of help, which was given to the workers. Along with the shovel, the amount of soil excavated from the canal, could build a 4200ft pyramid. Ten hours a day, six days a week; these were the hours of multiple workers that help build the canal… talk about long shifts. To make up for the long hours of labor, married workers were able to bring their wives to the family zones of the Canal, which included rent-free housing for the couples. As for single-workers, they were able to live in a housing quarter, or barracks, rent-free as well. Both were provided and that is an amazing gesture. After Teddy approached the Colombian senate, they denied the Panama Canal treaty, sadly. This made Roosevelt more determined to get what he wanted and wouldn’t stop until he got it. Teddy reached his goal and the Panama Canal treaty was now granted to him. On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal was proudly opened. Although there was a beginning to a war in Europe, it did not stop the excitement behind all the works to have the canal finally
The canal was a helpful hand to the majority of the U.S citizens. In the 1800’s, the railroads were just finished being built, so many employers would be trained on how to work with trains and building railroads. With this knowledge, it was easy for some workers to build the canal, with having some knowledge behind them. The workers had to use specific equipment for this job. The shovel used to help create the canal, weighed 95 tons. That is a tremendous amount of help, which was given to the workers. Along with the shovel, the amount of soil excavated from the canal, could build a 4200ft pyramid. Ten hours a day, six days a week; these were the hours of multiple workers that help build the canal… talk about long shifts. To make up for the long hours of labor, married workers were able to bring their wives to the family zones of the Canal, which included rent-free housing for the couples. As for single-workers, they were able to live in a housing quarter, or barracks, rent-free as well. Both were provided and that is an amazing gesture. After Teddy approached the Colombian senate, they denied the Panama Canal treaty, sadly. This made Roosevelt more determined to get what he wanted and wouldn’t stop until he got it. Teddy reached his goal and the Panama Canal treaty was now granted to him. On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal was proudly opened. Although there was a beginning to a war in Europe, it did not stop the excitement behind all the works to have the canal finally