Question

Arrange the events in Panamanian history in chronological order using numbers 1-5.

1. General Manuel Noriega seizes control of Panama.


2. A French company begins construction on the Panama Canal.


3. Panama separates peacefully from Spain in 1821. Instead of gaining independence, Panama becomes part of Colombia.


4. Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses Panama in search of a rumored "southern sea," which was actually the Pacific Ocean.


5. The United States begins construction on the Panama Canal.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

5) General Manuel Noriega seizes control of Panama.

3) A French company begins construction on the Panama Canal.

2) Panama separates peacefully from Spain in 1821. Instead of gaining independence, Panama becomes part of Colombia.

1) Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses Panama in search of a rumored "southern sea," which was actually the Pacific Ocean.

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The United States begins construction on the Panama Canal.

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