Who settled in the Ohio River Valley?

Furs were a valuable commodity in the 1700s and control of the fur trade escalated tensions between French and English colonies. While early French explorers claimed the Ohio River Valley for France the British established the Ohio Valley Company in 1749 hoping to block French expansion and settle the area.

Who are river people?

River people are explorers, continually seeking out learning opportunities and new experiences. For river people, joy comes from the journey, not from reaching the destination — exactly the opposite of goal people.

How did settlers use the Ohio River?

During the 1800s, the Ohio River became an important commercial route for residents in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Farmers and manufacturers sent their crops and finished products on flatboats and barges downstream to the Mississippi River and eventually on to New Orleans.

Do people still live in shanty boats?

During the 19th century into the 1930s, itinerant workers lived in shantyboats along the canals and rivers of industrial American towns. Now, not only the shantyboats are gone, but the wild river banks, the river-based industry, and even the towns and neighborhoods adjacent to the river.

Who lived in Ohio before European settlers?

Native Ohio Nations The original inhabitants of Ohio consisted primarily of three nations: the Erie, Kickapoo and Shawnee, the first two both residing in areas near modern-day Toledo.

Where do the river people live?

It’s said that entire communities of people lived in houseboats on the lower White River near St. Charles and in the backwaters of Baytown and Indian Bay on the eastern side of the White.

What is personality of the river?

Rivers have different ‘personalities’, reflecting their unique geology and landscape topography, geography, culture, political governance structures (transboundary, different environmental laws) and economics that shape each river and associated human communities.

Why did the colonists want the Ohio River valley?

As the population grew, colonists wanted more farmland. Most of the farmland in the settled parts of the colonies was already taken. One way to get new farmland was by settling in the Ohio River Valley. The problem with the Ohio River Valley was that it was hard to get to over the Allegheny Mountains.

How many people depend on the Ohio River for their drinking water?

Five million people
Five million people rely on the Ohio River for their drinking water, and despite decades-long cleanup efforts, the river remains one of the most polluted in the country.

Do people still live on the Mississippi River?

12 million people live along the mainstream of the Mississippi River and generate more than $7 billion in agricultural and forest products and $429 billion in manufactured goods.

Are there still river people in Arkansas?

There’s obviously plenty of territory to hide in the National Wildlife Refuge if one wants to illegally live the river life. But there are few if any of the original river rats still around. Today, people live on land just off the river and take their boats to the water at their convenience.