a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake

related to or engaged in the buying and selling of goods

exclusive control of a product or service in a particular market

an area of land where the ground is usually covered with water, such as a swamp, bog or marsh

fine sand, soil or clay carried by running water and deposited on land

an economic policy in which the goal is to gain wealth by exporting more goods than are imported

a crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

French explorer who established a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed the land of present day Louisiana for the country of France

French explorer who went with his brother to establish settlements in the Louisiana colony and was the commander of Fort Maurepas.

Frenchmen St. Denis established a main trading post for French and Native Americans in Louisiana and is now the oldest settlement in Louisiana.

a building or group of buildings used by a religious organization to spread its faith