Why was control of the mississippi river an important part of the louisiana purchase

Western farmers counted on on the Mississippi River to transport their wheat, corn and other goods. Spain controlled the New Orleans Port which was extremely important in the transportation of goods. Thomas Pinckney was sent by the US to find a way to keep the port on the river open. US clearly understood the economical significance of the river, hence tried to do their best to gain control over it.

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as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

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