Exit Ticket: Mississippi River History and Impact on Louisiana

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Size of the Mississippi River

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Approximately 2,300 miles (3,766 kilometers) long.

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Path of the Mississippi River

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The Mississippi River flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

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The first European to view the Mississippi River

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Hernando de Soto

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Claimed to entire Mississippi River for France.

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Sieur de La Salle

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Who founded New Orleans and made it the capital of the Louisiana Territory? Options: Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Robert La Salle, Le Moyne de Bienville

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Le Moyne de Bienville

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The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from ________ in _____.

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France in 1803

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During the War of 1812, this battle secured America's control of the Mississippi River.

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Battle of New Orleans

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The first form of transportation for cargo down the Mississippi River.

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Flatboats

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Able to travel both up and downstrean, and carrying up to 80 tons, this was the second form of transportation for cargo on the Mississippi River.

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Keelboats

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The invention of this boat in the early 1800s (19th century) revolutionized commerce on the Mississippi River.

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Steamboat