Question

Why did President Roosevelt support the rebels in Panama when they declared independence from Colombia?
The rebels promised to provide laborers to help the US build the Panama Canal.
Colombia threatened to attack US workers if they began work on a canal.
Colombia had raised the price for the rights to build the Panama Canal.
The rebels promised to allow freedom of religion in Panama.

Answer 1

It's not B

Answer 2

"With the support of the U.S. government, Panama issues a declaration of independence from Colombia. The revolution was engineered by a Panamanian faction backed by the Panama Canal Company, a French-U.S. corporation that hoped to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with a waterway across the Isthmus of Panama."

Answer 3

that sounds like C

Answer 4

"offering the Colombian government $10 million in cash and an annual
payment of $250,000 for a six-mile-wide strip across the Colombian province of Panama.
But the Colombian senate refused to ratify the treaty, holding out for $25 million. Roosevelt considered this nothing less than a shake-down and he refused to up the ante. Never known for his patience, Roosevelt was eager to make the dirt fly."

Answer 5

yep, it's C

Answer 6

makes sense