THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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Mississippi and Ohio R.
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Mississippi and Missouri R.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ohio River runs 981 miles (1582 km) long, starting at the meeting of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; ending in Cairo, Illinois, where it then flows into the Mississippi.
Detailed explanation-2: -Beginning at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Ohio is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ohio River becomes a tributary of the Mississippi River directly south of Cairo, Illinois, a small city on the spit of land where the rivers converge.
Detailed explanation-4: -Confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers at the shared borders of MO, IL, and KY. If you enjoy history and/or geography, this is worth a stop.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Ohio River is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at modern-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It ends approximately 900 miles downstream at Cairo, Illinois, where it flows into the Mississippi River. It received its English name from the Iroquois word, “O-Y-O, ” meaning “the great river".