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PANAMA CANAL

The Panama Canal is a ship canal that cuts through Panama. The United States lost 5,600 people while making the Panama canal. It runs 48 miles long. Since its been finished in 1914, 815,000 vessels have gone through it. The American Socie

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assigned blog #5 John Joseph Pershing

John Joseph Pershing was born near Laclede, Missouri on a farm in September 13, 1860, John went to a school in Laclede it was reserved for precocious students. John completed high school in 1878, and he became a teacher of the local African American

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Assigned blog #5-Panama Canal

Teddy Roosevel was in Charge of the constrution of Panama Canal from years 1904 and finished August 1914. This Canal ranks as one of the worlds greatest engineering achievements. The Canal shorten the distance from atlantic to Pacific ocean so you di

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Assidned Blog 5 - Panama Canal

          The Panama Canal covers a length of 48 miles and is used by numerous ships around the world to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and vice versa.  The Panama Canal was built mainly so ships didn't have to travel all the way

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The narrow land bridge between north and south america was created for a water passge way. It is 51 miles long. It was reconized by the earlier colonists of central americas. By the late 19th century technology was more advanced. France attempted to

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assigned blog #5 U. S. S. Maine

       The U. S. S. Maine was United States Navy's second commissioned pre-dreadnought battleship, but it was originally an armored cruiser. 

       President McKinley sent the U. S. S. Maine to Havana, Cuba to bring the American citizens home safe th

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Joseph  Bucklin Bishop

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Joseph was born September 5,1847.His father, James Madison Bishop was a farmer, and his mother Elzada Balcom Bishop was a stay at home mom. Joseph Bishop graduated fro Pawtucket High School in 1866, and from Brown University wit

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Assigned blog #5- Panama Canal

The Panama Canal was a project the US did to save time so people didn't have to go travel a super long distance to get goods from the Pacific to the east coast. It replaced the long route around the southern tip of South America. The Panama Canal was

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Assigned Blog #5 Panama Canal

   The Panama Canal was 51 miles long crossing the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. The canal was opened August 15, 1914. The United States gained construction rights after Panama declared its independence in 1903. A 1977 treaty was signed and t

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The Panama Canal 

The Panama Canal was build over a ten year period. 1904-1914. It is a 48 mile ship canal that conects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The Canal was one of the most difficult engineering projects that they have ever done. The

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Assigned Blog #5- Hawaii

The Polynesians came to the Hawaiian Islands about 1,500 years ago from the Marquesas Islands. They migrated over 2,000 miles by canoe to get to these islands. The Tahiti came about 500 years later and brought many of their beliefs and customs. Hulai

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Spanish-American War

 

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There was many causes for the Spanish-American War.  One was that a letter was stolen (the de Lome letter) that the Spanish minister wrote of contempt for President McKinley.  Another was the sinking of the

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Assigned Blog #5 - Panama Canal

          The United States of America bought the land across Panama where the Panama Canal sits today from the French for forty million dollars in 1903. Panama and the United States signed a Treaty that said the United States had to pay Panama ten m

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Assigned Blog #5 Panama Canal

Panama Canal

Is a ship canal in Panama that was built in ten years from 1904-1914. The making of the Panama Canal was long and difficult because of the large size of the canal compared to others. The result of the canal was that people wouldn't have t

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          In 1914, the Panama Canal was finished, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans together. It was thought of and started by the 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt. The reason for building the Panama Canal was because they need

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The U.S.S. Maine was a battle ship during the Spanish-American War. It was blown up in the Havana harbor. On February 15, 1898, due to two major explosions. The ammunition on board exploded causing the to blow up and sink rapidly. 252 men died on boa

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