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Because the Louisiana Territory wasn't divided into free or slave states yet.

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Who mapped the Louisiana territory?

It is not known who mapped the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana territory was established in 1805 and became the state of Louisiana in 1812.


Name for the Louisiana Territory today?

After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the part of the Louisiana Purchase that would eventually become the State of Louisiana was organized into the Territory of Orleans. The Territory of Louisiana was the other part of the Louisiana purchase that became the State of Arkansas and everything North of that. (The land north of Lake Ponchartrain and east of the Mississippi River was known as "West Florida" and was owned at the time by Great Britain.)


What was the first state to be formed from the Louisiana Territory?

All of:ArkansasMissouriIowaNebraskaMost of:MontanaWyomingNorth DakotaOklahomaKansasLouisianaHalf of:ColoradoMinnesotaAnd a tiny part of:New MexicoTexas


Where there any interactions with Indians when Louisiana became a state?

Yes, because Louisiana was part of their territory.


Was Louisiana a territory before it became state?

Yes- it was called the New Orleans Territory.


What was Arkansas before it became a state?

A territory, part of the Louisiana Purchase.


How were Lewis and Clark treated when they finally returned home?

Lewis became Governor of the Louisiana territory and Clark became Governor of the Missouri territory


Is Ohio listed in The Louisiana Purchase?

No it was in the NorthWestern Territory, it became a state right around when we bought the Louisiana from the French.


Was Ohio originally part of the territory included in the Louisiana Purchase?

No, Ohio was not part of the territory included in the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase, made in 1803, involved land west of the Mississippi River, while Ohio was established as part of the Northwest Territory, which was organized in 1787. Ohio became a state in 1803, prior to the Louisiana Purchase.


What did Thomas Jefferson admit to the Union in 1803?

Thomas Jefferson purchased the French claims in the Mississippi Valley in the Louisiana Purchase. It was incorporated as the Louisiana Territory from 1805 to 1812. On March 1, 1803, the state of Ohio (in the Northwest Territory) was admitted to the Union. The remaining territory from the Northwest Territory became the Indiana Territory.


Is Louisiana a territory or a colony?

Louisiana is neither a territory nor a colony; it is a state in the United States. Originally, it was a French colony established in the 17th century and later became a Spanish territory before being purchased by the U.S. in 1803 through the Louisiana Purchase. It was admitted as the 18th state on April 30, 1812.


How did Louisiana became a state?

Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812. It became the 18th state of the country.