In the decades following the Louisiana Purchase, the territory was divided into states. The United States government had to decide whether these states would be slave

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states,

 which allowed slavery, or free 

states,

 which did not. The table below shows some of the states created from the Louisiana territory between 1803 and 1865. Look at the table. Then answer the question below.

Year addedStateSlave or free1812LouisianaSlave1821MissouriSlave1836ArkansasSlave1846IowaFree1861KansasFree

According to the table, what is true about slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory?

All of the states created from Louisiana Purchase territory were free states.

All of the states created from the Louisiana Purchase territory were slave states.

Both slave states and free states were created from the Louisiana Purchase territory.

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A all of the state created from lousiana purchase territory were free slave
B all of the state created from lousiana purchase territory were slave states
C both slave states and free states were created from the Louisiana purchase territory

Answer 1

C both slave states and free states were created from the Louisiana Purchase territory.

The table shows that some states, like Louisiana, Missouri, and Arkansas, were slave states, while others, like Iowa and Kansas, were free states.