The importance of the Mississippi River and New Orleans to the French

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The French had set up trading posts in the Louisiana Territory and traded goods using the Mississippi River as transportation. The river leads into the ocean, specifically in New Orleans. New Orleans was a major port used to transport goods from the Louisiana Territory back to Europe.

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