The Mississippi River

Hannibal is a little town on the Missouri River.

Hundreds of years ago, Native Americans lived along the Mississippi and used the river for trade and travel.

Mark Twain means 'we are in safe water'.

President Thomas Jefferson decided to sell Louisiana.

For fifteen million dollars Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States.

Minneapolis and its neighbor Saint Paul make up the Twin Cities.

The Gateway Arch is located at the site of St. Louis's founding on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River is the most important river in the United States.

The Mississippi River starts at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota.

The Spanish settlers controlled a large territory known as Louisiana.