There were 15 states that were created out of the whole Louisiana territory. In these states, the government was to decide which ones would allow slavery and which ones would not. Jefferson wanted to encourage the Indians to move west, to stop hunting and start farming. There were many white settlers that had gone over past the Appalachian Mountains and continued to move west. As a result of this, people were faced with the dilemma that there were already many Native American tribes who were living in this area at the time. If the settlers continued going west they could eventually run into problems with the Native
There were 15 states that were created out of the whole Louisiana territory. In these states, the government was to decide which ones would allow slavery and which ones would not. Jefferson wanted to encourage the Indians to move west, to stop hunting and start farming. There were many white settlers that had gone over past the Appalachian Mountains and continued to move west. As a result of this, people were faced with the dilemma that there were already many Native American tribes who were living in this area at the time. If the settlers continued going west they could eventually run into problems with the Native