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The Mississippi River Section 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did fur trade begin? | 1500s |
| What did European traders want from traders in America? | Beaver pelts |
| Why did Europeans want beaver pelts? | Hats |
| What problems was caused by fur trade? | Beavers were almost extinct |
| What 2 rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River? | Missouri and Ohio |
| What are tributaries? | Rivers that flow into another river |
| How did fur traders travel on the Mississippi River? | flatboats |
| How do you steer a flatboat? | A long pole |
| What was the problem with using a flat boat? | Couldn’t get back upstream? |
| When was the first boat with an engine used? | 1787 |
| What river did the first steam boat travel on? | Delaware |
| What year did the first steam boat appear on the Mississippi River? | 1811 |
| What did steamboats carry from the south? | cotton, rice, tobacco |
| What did steamboats carry from the north? | coal, animal pelts & timber |