Which evidence from the passage BEST supports the answer in part A? Choose two answers.

a
In the 1850s, the United States and Great Britain negotiated a treaty for the rights to build a canal through the Central American Republic of Nicaragua.
b
With a canal in Panama, the trip from New York to California would be about 8,000 miles shorter than sailing around South America.
c
These complications put a great deal of stress on the project.
d
The U.S. government paid $40 million to France for the completed work and abandoned equipment.
e
This treaty also guaranteed $250,000 to Panama each year for the use of its land and ensured its independence.
f
This deal was viewed as a major foreign policy achievement at the time.