Question

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 states, which allowed slavery, or free states, which did not. the table below shows some of the states created from the louisiana territory between 1812 and 1861. look at the table. then answer the question below.according to the table, what is true about slavery in the louisiana purchase territory?both slave states and free states were created from 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.

Explanation:

The table shows 3 slave states (Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas) and 2 free states (Iowa, Kansas) created from the Louisiana Purchase territory between 1812 and 1861. This matches the first option, while the other options incorrectly claim all states were free or all were slave.

Answer:

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