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Why is the Mississippi river called the Mississippi river since it goes through so many different states?
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∙ 11y ago
Because back in the days when the area was being settled, it became a major shipping and transport lane based in Mississippi, it wasn't known at that time where it began or which states it went through, just that the part most used went through the Mississippi territory
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How many states does the Mississippi River tough?
The Mississippi runs through 10 states.
List all the states that the Mississippi River runs through?
List All The States The Mississippi Touch
What states go through the Mississippi?
LouisianaMississippiArkansasMissouriWisconsinMinnesotaIowaKentuckyIllinois
What are the names of the states called the twin states?
Mississippi and Alabama
Does the Mississippi river flow through Texas and Georgia?
The Mississippi River does not flow through Alabama. It is a border between Alabama and the states of Tennessee and Mississippi.
Where is the mouth of the Mississippi?
The Gulf of Mexico is the mouth of the Mississippi. The Mississippi Rivers flows through ten states such as Tennessee and Missouri.
Which countries does the river Mississippi flows through?
The Mississippi river flows north-south through the United States of America.
What countries does the Mississippi go through?
Only United States.
What are the American states that the Mississippi river flows through?
missisippi
What are the names of the states that have the Mississippi river as a border?
The Mississippi runs through 10 states. Minnesota, flowing south through Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana before spilling into the Gulf of Mexico.
Is the Mississippi River a major river in the United States?
mossuri and Mississippi are the two longest rivers in the United States
Who gained control of the Mississippi River?
The United States through the Louisiana Purchase.
