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Why would the u. S. Government be worried about french and spanish louisianans participating in american self-government?.

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Answer: Some Americans were scared that Louisianians were not capable of being Americans who govern themselves. Many French Louisianians only spoke French and often were at odds with the newly arriving Anglo-Americans during the territorial period. Free People of Color lost many rights under the American control of Louisiana.

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