Who did the United States Congress allow and not allow the right to vote in Louisiana when Louisiana was becoming a state?

Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana purchase. What now? After President jefferson

made the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S Congress " divides the Louisiana Purchase

into the Territory of Orleans and the district of Louisisana," as states Source 1. But

becoming a state is not easy. Louisiana must overcome many hardships before

becoming a state.

The first problem that Louisiana must resolve is the border dispution in between

Spanish Texas. Spain and the United States both border an area in between texas

and Louisiana. Tensions run high until they agree that the land will be neutral;

belonging to neither one of them. As states passage 1,"U.S and Spanish officers

agree that the disputed area between the Territory of Orleans and Spanish Texas is a

neutral ground and neither group would control it." This was the first hardship that

Louisiana overcame.

The last difficulty that Louisiana faced was Congress aproval to become a state.

This was important because with out Congressional approval, Louisianians would not

have the same rights and protection as citizens in the states. After petitions from the

inhabitants of Louisiana, Congress approves Louisiana Statehood. "Congress

approves the Statehood petition from the Territory of Orleans. This was a great

success for he Territory of Orleans and ended their quest for statehood.

In conclusion, Louisiana statehood was a proccess and a struggle that was

overcome. Although it faced Congressional dispute and high tensions from Spanish

Texas, Louisiana was a state in the end.

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