what state got its name from the indian word "muddy water"?

Question

...Hehe Im at school right now it computer lab and were doing a state scavanger hunt soooo please help me!

Answer 1

The word "Missouri" often has been construed to mean "muddy water" but the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology has stated it means "town of the large canoes," and authorities have said the Indian syllables from which the word comes mean "wooden canoe people" or "he of the big canoe"

Answer 2

If your teacher is expecting that Missouri = muddy water, s/he's in for a surprise. According to the good folks at State History Guide Resources, "[Missouri] gets its name from a tribe of Sioux Indians ... called the Missouris. The word 'Missouri' often has been construed to mean 'muddy water,' but the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology has stated it means 'town of the large canoes,' and authorities have said the Indian syllables from which the word comes mean 'wooden canoe people' or 'he of the big canoe.'"

My olde U.S. History teacher, Mr. Stewart, would discard a question for everybody if anybody found his expected answer was incorrect. (Without checking with the Smithsonian, it's still an "if," though; you may be up a creek without a paddle.)

Answer 3

Missouri

Answer 4

I thought it was named Mississippi because of the water. I don't know about Missouri