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The first European explorer to visit the Mississippi River was Hernando de Soto. He was exploring for Spain in 1541 when his crew became the first Europeans to have a written account of the Mississippi River. However, he died of an illness about a year later during the same expedition.
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∙ 15y agoThe first people to explore the Mississippi was Lewis, Clark, and Sugatuwea The first people to explore the Mississippi River was Lewis, Clark, and Sugatuwea
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∙ 12y agoHernando de Soto was the first european to reach the mississippi river.
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∙ 12y agoThat was someone of the local native americans, well before the Europeans 'found' America.
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∙ 13y agoDe Soto
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What major river joins the Mississippi river in Saint Louis?
The Missouri River joins the Mississippi very near St Louis.
What is the main tributary of the Mississippi?
The Missouri River is the largest tributary of the MS river.
Is the Mississippi river an old river?
Yes very it is 20,000 years old
What is the largest and very famous river that begins in minnesota and ends in Louisiana?
the Mississippi river
Why are the st Lawrence river and the Mississippi river important to trade?
The St. Lawrence River links Canada and the United States to Europe and other parts of the world. The Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Valley is very fertile agricultural ground, which helped the steamboat era rise.
What state is next to a very large river that shares a name with one of the border states?
That would have to be Alabama. What state (Alabama) is next to a very large river (Mississippi River) that shares a name with one of the boarder state (Mississippi).
Mississippi river climate?
it is very cold in the summer hot in the winter its very crazy
Why are the st. Lawrence river and the Mississippi river so important to trade?
The St. Lawrence River links Canada and the United States to Europe and other parts of the world. The Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Valley is very fertile agricultural ground, which helped the steamboat era rise.
Why are the st. Lawrence River and Mississippi River so important to trade?
The St. Lawrence River links Canada and the United States to Europe and other parts of the world. The Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Valley is very fertile agricultural ground, which helped the steamboat era rise.
Why are the st Lawrence river and the Mississippi river so important to trade?
The St. Lawrence River links Canada and the United States to Europe and other parts of the world. The Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Valley is very fertile agricultural ground, which helped the steamboat era rise.
Why are St. Lawrence river and the Mississippi river so important to trade?
The St. Lawrence River links Canada and the United States to Europe and other parts of the world. The Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Valley is very fertile agricultural ground, which helped the steamboat era rise.
Why is it so hard to travel on the Mississippi river?
it has a very srong current
