Importance of Ft. Wayne Rivers

Portage means to _________ over land.

Goods came from the Great Lakes on the Maumee, portaged to the Little River, traveled down the Wabash River and the Ohio River and ended up in what major North/South river that took them to the Gulf of Mexico?

Why was the meeting of these three rivers important trade in colonial times?

Why was the land around the rivers of what is now Ft. Wayne desirable to traders and settlers?