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Mississippi River

Mississippi River. By: Alleigh and Alec How was the Mississippi River formed, and how is it helpful to the environment?. Who or what lived on the Mississippi River.

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Mississippi River

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  1. Mississippi River By: Alleigh and Alec How was the Mississippi River formed, and how is it helpful to the environment?

  2. Who or what lived on the Mississippi River • Native Americans lived around the coast of Mississippi River. Most of them were hunters-gatherers or herders, but some, such as the mound buiders, formed prolific agricultural societies. The arrival of the Europeans in the 1500s changed the native way of life as first explorers, then settlers, ventured into the basin in increasing numbers.

  3. What , when, where • During the Civil War, the Mississippi captured by the union forces marked a turning point towards victory because of the rivers importance as a route of trade and travel, not least to the Confederacy.

  4. Other things about the mississippi river • The Mississippi river is one of the largest rivers (2,530 miles)is also called the lower Mississippi. It runs though Minnesota, Wisconsin ,Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

  5. Did you know? did you know that the Mississippi river was the fourth largest river?

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