Why were new orleans and the mississsppi river important to settlers in the west

Because New Orleans was a very important trading port.  New Orleans is very important for importing and exporting goods.  Mississippi River was a major transportation for settlers and good to ship items east.  

answer; ///i believe that the correct answer is ; hieroglyphs or glyphs; the maya script, also known as maya glyphs, was the writing system of the maya civilization of mesoamerica; as always plz check first..good luck