How Did the United States Acquire the Land It Needed

question 16

Multiple Choice

How did the United States acquire the land it needed to build the Panama Canal?

• A) It agreed to buy the isthmus from Colombia.
• B) The United States lent covert assistance to free Panama from Colombia.
• C) Roosevelt bribed Colombian officials so that they would agree.
• D) John Hay negotiated a peaceful transfer treaty with Colombia.

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Definitions:

Shear Zone

A generally tabular zone of rock that is more highly sheared and deformed than rocks outside the zone.

Fold and Thrust Belts

Regions in the Earth's crust where the layers of rock have been folded and thrusted over one another due to compressional forces, often found in mountainous areas.

Thrust Faults

Types of reverse faults that have a dip of 45 degrees or less, meaning they are nearly horizontal; significant in shaping landscapes by pushing rocks upwards.

Cleavage

A geological term referring to the tendency of minerals to break along flat, parallel planes of weakness in their crystal structure.