USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Native American communities that used the river for transportation and food long before any European knew of its existence called the massive river “The Father of Waters, ” or Misi Sipi (Big River).

Detailed explanation-2: -Commercial use of the Mississippi waterway has shown sturdy growth. Leading cargoes, by bulk, are petroleum and derivative products, coal and coke, iron and steel, chemicals, sand and gravel, crushed rock, and sulfur.

Detailed explanation-3: -The major tributaries are the Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Red rivers. Given their flow volumes, major Ohio River tributaries like the Allegheny, Tennessee, and Wabash rivers are considered important tributaries to the Mississippi system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The area of the Mississippi Valley was first settled by Native American tribes, including the Cheyenne, Sioux, Ojibwe, Potawatomie, Ho-Chunk, Fox, Kickapoo, Tamaroa, Moingwena, Quapaw, and Chickasaw. Christopher Columbus may have been the first European to view the Mississippi River.