Progressive Era Foreign Policy Acts

Panama Canal Tolls Act of 1912

· Before the Wilson administration had Congress repeal it, this act allowed American shippers to use the Panama Canal without paying the tolls required of other nations.

· It was making Britain angry, and Wilson was an anti-imperialist, so the act was repealed in 1914.

Jones Act of 1916

· Finally, the US does something reasonable in the Philippines!

· Philippines granted territorial status

· Independence will be given when a “stable government” is set up. This happened 30 years after this act was passed on July 4, 1946.

The Wilson Administration is behind the repeal of the Tolls Act and the passage of the Jones Act as Wilson was an anti-imperialist (for the most part, but hey, who’s perfect? Excepting Chuck Norris.)

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