Question

(a) Briefly describe ONE specific historical similarity between the United States settlement of the Northwest Territory and the settlement of the land acquired through the Louisiana Purchase. (b) Briefly describe ONE specific historical difference between the United States settlement of the Northwest Territory and the settlement of the land acquired through the Louisiana Purchase. (c) Briefly explain ONE specific historical reason for a difference between the United States settlement of the Northwest Territory and the settlement of the land acquired through the Louisiana Purchase.Confine your response to the period from 1785 to 1840.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

a. A historical similarity was the increase in the size of the USA. This promoted a larger and more imposing territory on the world stage, but it also presented disadvantages such as some problems in managing such a large territory and government spending, which were resolved over time.

b. A historical difference was that the Northwest Territory was obtained through a treaty with strictly political objectives, on the other hand, the acquisition of Louisiana was made through a purchase, which in addition to also having political objectives, imposing a federal expense.

c. One of the main differences is that Louisiana was sold by the French government, which encouraged a whole period of adaptation of the place to American culture and politics. On the other hand, the northwestern territory established a territorial difference due to the existence of civil freedom and freedom of blacks.