MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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It was the best place to go fishing
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It was a party town
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It was the Catholic headquaters
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It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Port of New Orleans is one of the busiest ports in the world. It was established in 1717 when France controlled Louisiana. It began as an export for tobacco and indigo, and an import for rice and vegetables, but later grew as a major port for cotton.
Detailed explanation-2: -Even before the introduction of steamboats to New Orleans in 1812, the port was destined to become a major shipping center of the young United States. Flatboats from throughout the Mississippi Valley carried the agricultural bounty of the land to be shipped to ports on the East Coast, Europe, and Latin America.
Detailed explanation-3: -New Orleans had its first big influx of people in the early 1800s. Its population, along with Mississippi River trade, continued to surge through the first half of the 19th century. Nearby sugar and cotton plantations made New Orleans the legal, financial, and commodities-processing capital of the South.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why were the city of New Orleans and the Mississippi River important to farmers in the early 1800’s? Farmers depended on the river to get their crops to the port in New Orleans, they would load them onto ships bound for markets in Europe and on the East Coast.
Detailed explanation-5: -The City of New Orleans was originally founded due to its prime location at the mouth of the Mississippi River. In essence, it provided an entryway to the far-reaching joint Mississippi-Missouri River system.