Why did the United States support Panama’s independence from Colombia?

The basic reason for which the United States supported the Panamanian rebels was the US's desire to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The US had been negotiating with Colombia for the right to build this canal. However, the Colombian Senate overwhelmingly rejected the treaty that would have given the US this right.

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congress also has implied powers, which derive from the necessary and proper clause of the constitution and permit congress "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states.

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