Question

What's one reason the Panama Canal was built?

so people could travel to Panama to see the sights there

to separate North America and South America with a wide waterway

to make the level of the Atlantic higher than the Pacific

so ships could get from one coast of the United States to the other faster

Answer 1

Answer:

D).

Explanation:

Before the Panama Canal, ships would have to sail all around South America in order to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Panama Canal would create a shorter passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, thus the reason it was made.