The answer is <span>The Spanish closed New Orleans to American trade.
They did this by blocking the Mississippi river for all American trades in 1784. This makes it really difficult for traders to move around their goods to the international markets, causing both delay in shipment time and higher distribution cost.</span>
Because "<span>The wealth of ancient Egyptian civilization truly derived from the blessed river that moves through the country with the dignity of a Caliph."</span>
After the war he became a national hero, and the Republicans nominated him for president in 1868. A primary focus of Grant's administration was Reconstruction, and he worked to reconcile the North and South while also attempting to protect the civil rights of newly freed black slaves.
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