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Q: Why were canals and damns built along the banks of the Mississippi River?
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Where did the fur traders sell fur?

The sold fur along the banks of the Mississippi river.


What city is on the opposite side of the Mississippi river?

The Mississippi is over 2000 miles long and has many cities along its banks.


Which state are on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River?

The borders of Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi are along the east side of the Mississippi River. The river flows through Minnesota and Louisiana so that the river is on both the eastern and western banks in those states.


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Erosion effects the Mississippi river by causing collapse in the banks of the river. Erosion also causes the river to change course slightly as the banks change.


When was the City of Vicksburg Mississippi founded?

The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi was founded along the banks of the Mississippi River in 1611. It later was heavily involved in the US Civil War as a state within the Confederacy.


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What river is central to the story of Huckleberry Finn?

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Do people live on the Mississippi?

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Why did a significant civilization fail to develop along the banks of the Mississippi River during the Neolithic era?

One did. But it failed. They build, ironically, pyramid-like mounds and had several cultural parallels to Egypt. However, because of several unknown reasons, and a few known, civilization favored Mexico and the equator region over the grass lands of the Mississippi.


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