Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to Americans.
Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784.
Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784.
the lower mississippi river
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They closed the lower Mississippi River off to the Americans whose western farmers relied on it to ship their goods to market because it was easier and less expensive to transport it by sea than it was to transport it by land.
The Lower Mississippi River begins in Cairo, Illinois where the Upper Mississippi River and the Ohio River meet. The Lower Mississippi flows out to the Gulf of Mexico.
Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to American trade because if American relations with Great Britain were poor, affairs with Spain were worse. Spain, which held Florida as well as lands west of the Mississippi River, was anxious to halt American expansion into the territory it claimed. As a result, Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784.
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the lower one
The Lower Mississippi River begins in Cairo, Illinois where the Upper Mississippi River and the Ohio River meet. The Lower Mississippi flows out to the Gulf of Mexico.