To reach markets on the East
Coast, why did farmers ship
crops west, toward the
Mississippi River, rather than
directly east?

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Because either there was enemies toward the east or the Mississippi river could boat it toward the markets faster in the water because the land and terrain were rough and geography got in the way and made them take longer.

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