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Jan 1, 1513
First Spanish explore
Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa became the first European to discover that the Isthmus of Panama was just a slim land bridge separating the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. -
Jan 1, 1534
survey to determine possibility.
After no such passage across the isthmus had been found, Charles V, the Holy Roman emperor, ordered a survey to determine if one could be built, but the surveyors eventually decided that construction of a ship canal was impossible. -
first European explorer
Captain James Cook was the first European explorer to set foot on Hawaii. -
king Kamehameha
the islands became united under the rule of a single monarch, King Kamehameha. -
choices for the canal.
Throughout the 1800s, the United States, which wanted a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific for economic and military reasons, considered Nicaragua a more feasible location than Panama. -
first steps to excavating
French company led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, a former diplomat who developed Egypt’s Suez Canal, began digging a canal across Panama. -
David Kalakaua was elected
They struggled for control of Hawaii because David Kalakaua was elected to the Hawaiian throne. King Kalakaua signed a reciprocity treaty with the United States making it possible for sugar to be sold to the U.S. market tax-free -
safer choice
In the late 1890s Bunau-Varilla began lobbying American lawmakers to buy the French canal assets in Panama, and eventually convinced a number of them that Nicaragua had dangerous volcanoes, making Panama the safer choice. -
overthrown of the queen.
The last monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili'uokalani, was overthrown by party of businessmen, who then imposed a provisional government. -
Hawaii was recognized as a republic.
The Provisional Government then proclaimed Hawaii a republic. Then Republic of Hawaii was officially recognized by the United States. -
Opposition of the treaty.
The treaty effort was blocked when the Hawaiian Patriotic League, composed of native Hawaiians, successfully petitioned the U.S. Congress in opposition of the treaty -
Explosion of the U.S.S Maine
The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine was a signal of the start of the Spanish American War. -
Battle #1
in the first battle between Spanish and American forces, the u.s commodore Dewey and his Asiatic Squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at manila Bay in the Philippines. -
Declaration of the war
the U.S congress declares war on Spain -
U.S troops get to Cuba
U.S troops land in Cuba -
Another victory
U.S forces destroy the Spanish fleet off Santiago Bay Cuba. -
U.S Forces conquer
U.S forces defeat the spanish at the battle of san juan heights. -
Hawaiian islands annexed
The Joint Resolution passed and the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States. -
Spanish Surrenders
The Spanish surrenders at Santiago -
The Agreement
The U.S and Spain sign the Protocol of peace, ending hostilities between the two -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is sighed by representatives from the U.S and Spain, after extensive debate the treaty is ratified by the U.S senate. -
The beginning of the panama canal
The development of the panama canal began with the sighing of the Hay Herman Treaty by the U.S and Colombia.