Settlers in the territory wanted the same approach to slavery as in the states they came from.
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All of:ArkansasMissouriIowaNebraskaMost of:MontanaWyomingNorth DakotaOklahomaKansasLouisianaHalf of:ColoradoMinnesotaAnd a tiny part of:New MexicoTexas
US would double its size, an enormous tract of land would be open to settlement, and the free navigation of the MS assured
Louisiana was French territory and the 13 colonies were English.
France ,under Napoleon, sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million in 1803.
The state of Louisiana was once part of the Louisiana Territory. Other states that were once part of the Louisiana Territory are Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado. North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Montana are the other states that were once part of the Louisiana Territory.