Answer:
Why did france want to control the land at the mouth of the mississippi river?
Explanation:
Magna carta, Athens Greece and Roman Republic, English Bill of Rights and popular sovereignty. <span />
The correct answer to this is Natural Resources. <span>In the mid to late 19th century, natural resources were heavily exploited, especially in the West. Land speculators and developers took over large tracts of forests and grazing land. Acreage important to waterpower was seized by private concerns.
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