BASED ON THE MAPS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. When La Salle claimed Louisiana for France, he was defining a region. He claimed all of the land drained by the Mississippi River and all of the river’s branches. This area is called the Mississippi River Basin—the region from which water flows into the main river. Many countries want to control the entire basin of their most important rivers, but few actually do. Why might it be important for a country to control the Mississippi River basin.

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the authority to tax.

the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.