Why was the mississippi river important to the united states in the late 1700s?

is D, It allowed Western farmers to transport goods to and form distance markets.

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because its important to learn about other countries and how high tech they are compared to us. also its good to learn about other cultures and how ours differs and in common also we need to learn about companies that we still buy since they ship it here.