Panama Canal Lesson

Panama Canal Lesson

by Brian Quinlan

Multiple Choice

Before the Panama Canal was built, sailing from the east coast to the west coast of the United States took ________.

• Days

• Years

• Hours

• Weeks

Multiple Choice

The United States first tried to make a deal with ______ to build a canal.

• Colombia

• Panama

• Mexico

• Ecuador

Multiple Choice

The United States leased a 10-mile-wide canal zone from ________.

• Spain

• Panama

• Colombia

• Argentina 

Multiple Choice

From shore to shore, the Panama Canal is _______ miles long.

• 70

• 30

• 40

• 10

Multiple Choice

Because of the Panama Canal, _________.

• Ships carrying goods could get to markets faster

• Navy ships could travel quickly between oceans

• Traveling from the east coast to the west coast was much shorter and safer.

• All of the above

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William Gorgas and the U.S. Army got rid of the

in the canal zone.

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It took about

years to complete the Panama Canal.

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Before the Panama Canal was built, ships had to travel around the southernmost tip of ______ _______.

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The _______ ________ is 10 miles wide.

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A the height of

, 44,000 people worked on the canal at one time.

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President Roosevelt wanted to build a canal that connected the Atlantic and Pacific

.

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The Panama Canal's motto is, "The Land Divided, the World

."

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Traveling through the Panama Canal took less than half a

.

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In 1903, the United States helped Panama break free from

.

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The hot, humid

made building the canal more difficult. 

Multiple Choice

T/F: The United States first tried to make a deal with Argentina to build a canal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

T/F: The Panama Canal is 10 miles long

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

T/F: President Roosevelt wanted to build a canal that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

T/F: The U.S. Army got rid of the mosquitos before construction began.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

T/F: It took about 10 years to complete the Panama Canal

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

At the height of construction, ________ people worked on the canal at one time.

• 44

• 440

• 4,400

• 44,000

Multiple Choice

In 1903, the United States helped Panama break free from _______.

• Colombia

• Mexico

• Ecuador

• Brazil

Open Ended

What is the motto of the Panama Canal?