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For his birthday, Greg really wanted a

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It is stated the Navy recalls 1850 because Lt. Isaac Strain and his party nearly perish trying to locate a path at Darien, yet what are other reasons beyond that?

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Question 3

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Among the earliest authoritative studies, the Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, published in 1811, is sketchy about a number of things, but is adamant about what?

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In Chapter 1 of his book, David McCullough views a number of expeditions that were made in Central America in the early 19th-century looking for the ideal route, but what did he find as common to every canal proposal?

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Question 5

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What increases the impetus to build a canal, and why?

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Question 6

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What do you find to be Ferdinand de Lesseps' most interesting characteristic and why?

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Question 7

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Who are the three prominent directors of the Turr Syndicate and what are their backgrounds?

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Question 8

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Why is it that Ferdinand de Lesseps takes on doing the Suez Canal?

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Question 9

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What is the subtitle for Chapter 3, "Consensus of One," a reference to?

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Question 10

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What is the most important committee, and how does Ferdinand de Lesseps steer it?

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Question 11

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What are the essential elements, pros and cons, to A.G. Menocal's canal proposal?

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Question 12

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What are the reasons Admiral Ammen opposes the official U.S. plan?

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Question 13

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What does Ferdinand de Lesseps accomplish between the 1879 Congris International d'Ytudes du Canal Interocyanique in Paris and sailing for Panama in December that year?

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What does Ferdinand de Lesseps and those accompanying him encounter at Barbacoas?

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Question 15

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What do Ferdinand de Lesseps and his companions find in Panama City?

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Question 16

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How can the early years of the Companie Universele be described?

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Question 17

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What is the professional path for potential French civil engineers in the 19th-century?

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Question 18

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What is the result of Gaston Blanchet's proposal for a 400' wide swath to ease surveying?

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Question 19

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Why is it yellow fever causes instant panic in comparison to other tropical diseases?

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Question 20

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How is the work organized under the French?

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Question 21

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As hard as they work, what are some of the problems the French engineers encounter?

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Question 22

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How do the French account for 1/3 of all their canal digging?

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Question 23

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What is the situation like in Panama when Phillippe Banau-Varilla is appointed acting director of the French project?

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Question 24

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How does the press report the situation three weeks subsequent to the fire destroying Colon?

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Question 25

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What critical things transpire in regard to the French canal project in July 1886?

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