Question

The Louisiana Purchase secured approximately 827,000 square miles of land for the US government What action did Congress take in 1804 to more easily govern this massive territory? )​

Answer 1

Congress divided up the Louisiana Purchase into smaller land masses to more easily govern the vast lands.

Step-by-step explanation:

The United States Congress had decides that is would be easier to govern smaller sections individually than the entire purchase as a whole. This divides are what became our states.

Answer 2

A) They gave Natives a portion of land and allowed them to govern themselves.

Step-by-step explanation:

I chose answer choice A. because my textbook says, "To manage the huge area of land it had acquired, Congress passed an act that divided Louisiana into territories, which it hoped would eventually become states. The land that makes up much of Louisiana today is called the Territory of Orleans. The rest of the land from the purchase was called the District of Louisiana and was considered part of Indian Territory." This shows that Natives were given a portion of the land and were allowed to govern themselves.