Hernando de Soto, the first white man to reach the Mississippi River, called it "Rio de Espiritu Santo" (River of the Holy Spirit) on May 8, 1541. Later French explorers began to travel around the Mississippi, known to them as "Ne Tongo", Sioux for big river (Mississippi River, 2005). The ownership of the Mississippi was passed around for approximately a century...
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First, the French claimed the area but ceded it to the Spanish in 1763. However, they reclaimed the area again in 1800. In 1803, the United States acquired the river through the Louisiana Purchase (Mississippi River, 2004). Ever since the discovery of the Mississippi, it has been a vital part of the economy...
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