What was the main reason the mississippi river was so important to the growing nation?
it offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent. ***
it kept the dangerous migrating herds away from populated settlements.
it gave settlers a reason to explore farther to the west of their original settlements.
it maintain a rigid boundary between the colonies and native american populations.

The correct answer is A)  it offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent.

The main reason the Mississippi River was so important to the growing nation was that it offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent.

For its geographical location across many states of the US, the Mississippi River has always played an important role in the history of America. Since the colonial times to the American Revolutionary War against the British troops, Or since the Civil War and the importance for Confederates and the Union Army to maintain the strategic control of the river, until the development of American territories due to trade and transportation of people and goods, the Mississippi River has always been and will be of the utmost importance to the permanent growing of the United States.

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