Why did the us want to build the panama canal quizlet?

The Panama Canal was built to shorten the distance ships had to travel to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The channel allows carriers of commercial goods, from cars to cereals, to save time and money by transporting cargo more quickly.

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