¿Why did the US gave away the Panama Canal in exchange for nothing?

by _ohHimark

I have been investigating this matter and I have found absolutely nothing, just a couple of people complaining, but nobody giving a sound theory of why would the US do such a thing.

Despondent_in_WI

/u/YesRocketScience has given an answer for this question before; hopefully this will give you a starting point, at least.