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Answer: Moving their goods down river to the Mississippi, to New Orleans, and then by sea to the cities on the Eastern Seaboard was cheaper and actually easier which made it a popular  location for trade and  to build cities . Also The  Mississippi River provided  water source  to the  people  whom  lived in the area.

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The big river was helpful to many people and other in the city it’s was basically a big source of water near by
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