Why Was The Declaration of Independence Written? The Declaration of Independence was not written to express a specific philosophy, although it does; It was not written to lay the foundation for liberty and freedom, although it does; it was written for one purpose: to declare independence from Great Britain.
Panama Canal Zone. The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: Zona del Canal de PanamÃ¡) was an unincorporated territory of the United States from 1903 to 1979, centered on the Panama Canal and surrounded by the Republic of Panama.
Located in the continent of Central America, Panama covers 74,340 square kilometers of land and 1,080 square kilometers of water, making it the 119th largest nation in the world with a total area of 75,420 square kilometers. Panama became an independent state in 1903, after gaining its sovereignty from Spain.