Why did Americans in the early 1800s believe that it was important to control the Mississippi River? Select the best answer. The US Army used the river to attack British forts. Western farmers needed the

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Why did Americans in the early 1800s believe that it was important to control the Mississippi River? Select the best answer. The US Army used the river to attack British forts. Western farmers needed the river to export their crops. American Indians used the river to block western settlement.