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Since Panama was a province of Colombia at that time, the US offered Colombia a large sum of money and the yearly rent for the right to build a canal and to control a narrow strip of land on either side of it. Tensions grew between those in Panama who opposed Colombian rule. Another struggle was Panama's geography was much higher than sea level. Also, during the construction of the canal, there was lots of sickness being spread between the construction workers.
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