Question

Why were levees built along the Mississippi River in 1900?

Answer 1

New settlers adopted aggressive flood-control tactics to protect their new settlements from inundation. Rather than only settling those lands less susceptible to overflow, the new frontiersmen also reclaimed lands well within the floodplain and constructed levees to protect them.

Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

The unorganized levee system was finally turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers. The levees’ were designed to protect populated areas from potentially disastrous flooding and keep the Mississippi safely within its banks. However, not everyone agreed that levees were the best way to decrease flooding.

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