In what way did the outcome of the Spanish-American War help lead to the building of the Panama Canal?
-Spain's defeat meant that thousands of workers from Cuba and Puerto Rico would now be free to work on the canal.
-Panama gained its independence under the Treaty of Paris, and the Panamanians believed building the canal would bring economic growth.
-American territories now stretched from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, and a canal would make governing its new lands easier.

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In what way did the outcome of the Spanish-American War help lead to the building of the Panama Canal?
-Spain's defeat meant that thousands of workers from Cuba and Puerto Rico would now be free to work on the canal.
-Panama gained its independence under the Treaty of Paris, and the Panamanians believed building the canal would bring economic growth.
-American territories now stretched from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, and a canal would make governing its new lands easier.

anonymous · Answer

- The American victory led to the Spooner Act, which allowed the United States to buy the Spanish company that had already begun work on the canal.