In 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana was the first European to travel the entire length of the river.
Henry Stanley
Henry Stanley
Because you can...
no
Indus River
No, the Mississippi River does not run the full length of the US, but merely through a few states.
murry river
No it only goes to the width
No it only goes to the width
No, Even though the river basin covers a lot of the USA the Mississippi river and its tributaries do not go far enough east or west to allow you to travel the whole length.
It allowed the Union and enabled them to control the river systems and to blockade the entire southern coastline.
It allowed the Union and enabled them to control the river systems and to blockade the entire southern coastline.