What were new orleans and the mississippi river important to settlers in the west?

Answer: The New Orleans was very important as a trading hub (importing and exporting goods.)

Mississippi River was a major transportation route for settlers and goods to be shipped towards the east.

Mississippi River was also important to farmers as it is used as a source of irrigation.

Explanation: New Orleans river is major hub for trading activities which includes imports and export of goods.

Mississippi River is a transportation route to the settlers and goods which are to be exported to the east.

Mississippi River was also used as a source of irrigation, most of the coastal communities around Mississippi River uses the river as a water source.