Write a five to seven sentence paragraph explaining why the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans are
important to Louisiana's economy.)

River. The largest and most important river in North America, the Mississippi held ... Spanish Intendant Juan Ventura Morales closed the port of New Orleans to ... United States to make Louisiana part of the federal Louisiana Purchase, western half of the Mississippi River basin ... go not only the growing and commercially significant port of New Orleans ... A treaty was signed on May 2 but was antedated to April 30.

The Mississippi provides hydroelectric power and water to several states. ... So the Mississippi River gives electricity and water to many people around the United States, all without polluting our planet! Another reason the Mississippi River is important is that it is used as a drainage system.

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