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What was the agreement that let the Americans ship goods down the Mississippi River?
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pinckney treaty
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What was the name of the river Americans used to transport trade goods?
Mississippi River
Why did the Americans want to control the Mississippi River?
Farmers depended on the river to send goods to the market.
What transportion is there on the Mississippi River?
Steamboats were on the river and barges with goods.
In 1784 who did Spain close the lower Mississippi river to?
They closed the lower Mississippi River off to the Americans whose western farmers relied on it to ship their goods to market because it was easier and less expensive to transport it by sea than it was to transport it by land.
Why was the closing of the mouth of the Mississippi river a devastating to economic of western farmers?
Western farmers and merchants were furious because they used the Mississippi River to send goods to eastern and foreign markets. Congress tried to work out an agreement with Spain, but the plan did not receive a majority vote in Congress.
Why was new Orleans important Americans?
New Orleans was important to America because many American goods passed through it's port at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Which river did farmers living in the West use to transport their goods to New Orleans?
the Mississippi River
What river did farmers live in the west used to transport their goods to New Orleans?
The mississippi River
What restriction did Spain place on American trade?
In 1784, the Spanish closed New Orleans to American goods coming down the Mississippi River. In 1795, the border was settled and the U.S. and Spain had a trade agreement. New Orleans was reopened and Americans could transfer goods without paying cargo fees (right of deposit) when transferring goods from one ship to another. (Source is Wikipedia under Pinckney's Treaty)
How did the steamboats revolutionize the movement of people and goods?
they made the travel much faster on the Mississippi River
What ways do people rely on the Mississippi?
People rely on the Mississippi River for transportation of goods, recreation activities such as boating and fishing, as a source of water for agriculture and industry, and for its ecological value in supporting diverse wildlife habitats and ecosystems.
What river did early settlers in the Old Northwest territory use to transport goods and produce to the Mississippi river?
The Missouri River.
