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In addition to draining the water from several million square miles that would otherwise flood, the Mississippi and its tributaries are major routes for shipping (on barges) through the Midwest to and from the Gulf of Mexico. Grain (especially) and manufactured goods are shipped on the river almost exclusively for reloading in New Orleans and further transport throughout the world.
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Why was Vicksburg so strategically important?
Vicksburg controlled access to and on the Mississippi.
Why was there so much competition over control of the Mississippi River?
it was an important route for transporting goods and supplies.
What river flows from Montana to the Mississippi river?
There are so many bodies of water in the US. The Montana river flows from Montana to the Mississippi River.
What river maker the eastern boundary of the Louisiana purchase?
The Mississippi River was an important boundary in the Louisiana Purchase. The United States paid about $15 million for the Louisiana territory, which only worked out to about 4 cents per acre.
What river is not America's longest river but the River is certainly an important one for industry and as a tributary to the Mississippi River?
The Ohio River
Why was the Mississippi river considered to be so important at Vicksburg?
the importance of Mississippi River is more touristic for the Vicksburg.
What is a river in Mississippi that is important for industry?
The Mississippi River was important for industry.
The South's most important river route was the .?
Mississippi river
What is Mississippi's most important river?
The Mississippi River
Why are the great lakes and the Mississippi river so important?
you get the water from there
What river is important for industry and as a tributary to the Mississippi river?
The Missouri River and the Ohio River are both important rivers that empty into the Mississippi.
Did anything important happen in the Mississippi river?
did any thing important happen at the Mississippi river
The Hudson river was important to which river?
Mississippi River
Can you name an important river in an important country?
Mississippi River, USA.
Is Mississippi in the rivers or deserts?
The Mississippi is in the river so that's why theres a Mississippi river
Why did so much fighting early in the war occur on or near the Mississippi River?
because the river was important for transportation.
Why was the Mississippi River so important?
It is important because a lot of things need it to survive, like us.
