Why_was_the_fall_of_New_Orleans_so_importantifthe British had gotten the port of New Orleans they would be able to control all of the Mississippi River. Cutting the new nation half. And the British forces in Canada would be able to attack in the North.
It was a battle that should have never happened since the war had been ended before the battle began.
New Orleans floods so easily because it is 5 to in some places over 20 feet below sea level. And, the whole of New Orleans is shaped like a bowl. So, water easily collects in the "center" of the bowl.
New Orleans was and is the largest and most accessible seaport on the Gulf coast, and is also the terminus of the Missouri-Ohio-Mississippi River system. It was the best place for American farmers west of the Alleghenies to take their surplus produce for export to other American seaports and the rest of the world.
The city of New Orleans was the largest city in the deep South. It commanded the entrance to the Mississippi River. Union Admiral Farragut was given the assignment of capturing this city inasmuch as controlling the mouth of the Mississippi River would enable the North to close this important Southern city from both importing and exporting Confederate trade and prevent the city to be a naval base for the South. In May 1862, Union troops and warships controlled New Orleans.
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It's where jazz music started and in New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras.
It was a battle that should have never happened since the war had been ended before the battle began.
it was an important part of a major trade route
After Katrina had happened, people in new Orleans had tried taking care of the city but everytime they party, they never clean up after what they have trashed and tht is why new Orleans is so trashed up.
New Orleans is still his home but he lost everything in the hurricane, so now he resided to Florida.
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New Orleans floods so easily because it is 5 to in some places over 20 feet below sea level. And, the whole of New Orleans is shaped like a bowl. So, water easily collects in the "center" of the bowl.
New Orleans was and is the largest and most accessible seaport on the Gulf coast, and is also the terminus of the Missouri-Ohio-Mississippi River system. It was the best place for American farmers west of the Alleghenies to take their surplus produce for export to other American seaports and the rest of the world.
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The New Orleans Mint struck Morgan dollars from 1879-1904, so 25 years.
Like many states owned by the U.S. New Orleans was discovered by the French so people of New Orleans speak if not full French an English dialect of French due to the fact the French discovered that state.
There are more than one New Orleans football arenas so it is hard to determine the 'main' arena. Some of the New Orleans football arenas include New Orleans VooDoo and Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The exact address can be found on their official website.