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Why did President Roosevelt support the rebels in Panama when they declared independence from Colombia?

Why did President Roosevelt support the rebels in Panama when they declared independence from Colombia?
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Why did President Roosevelt support the rebels in Panama when they declared independence from Colombia?

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he supported them because he wanted later to make a treaty with panama to construct the panama canal.
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Columbia threatened to attack the US workers if they began work on the canal.
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