Sydney Marciano PP

1. American Imperialism in
Colombia
By: Sydney Marciano
Block 3

2. Colombian Flag
Colombia has had this flag since 1635
and still has it to this day.

3. Map of Colombia

4. American Imperialism in Colombia
 Roosevelt was very serious about
building the canal, however
Panama belonged to Colombia
 Roosevelt initially offered the
Colombian government $10 million
for a 100-year lease on Panama.
 Colombia refused
 Roosevelt secretly sent money to
hire Panamanian mercenaries to
revolt and declare independence
from Colombia.
 The bloodless rebellion took place
in November 1903; only one
person died.
 Panama declared themselves the
Republic of Panama and signed
treaty with US for the canal
 Colombia, a poor nation with little
military might, could do nothing.

5. Four Major Persons
Jose Manuel Theodore Jose Philippe Bunau-
Varilla
Marroquin Roosevelt Augustin
Arango Engineer that had
leader of Colombia President of USA to do with the
from 1900-1904; that secretly sent Leader of the building of the
wasn’t able to keep money to Panama Panama Canal
his country from Panama to get Revolt to gain that signed a
losing Panama them to revolt independenc treaty after
during their revolt against Colombia e from Panama
insurrected from

6. Political Cartoon
This political cartoon shows that Roosevelt was paying Panama
mercenaries to set off the “bomb” that would eventually separate
Panama from Colombia and allow them to build the canal they always
wanted.

7. Opposing Quotes
 “Far and away the best prize
that life offers is the chance to
work hard at work worth
doing.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
(September 1903)
 He said this while talking about how
he believes that doing what he can
to get Panama to build the canal is
work that is “worth doing”. Basically
meaning he was not afraid to get
Colombia out of the picture.

8. Opposing Quotes (cont.)
 “…let them deal with their
own domestic questions
in their own way. And so I
am an anti-imperialist. I
am opposed to having the
eagle put its talons on
any other land.”
-Mark Twain (1902)
 He said this about Colombia
and Panama, believing that
they should get to make their
own decisions on Panama’s
Independence without
American influence.