Claiborne needed to secure the allegiance of Louisiana’s foreign population to the United States regime. The foreign populations were not accustomed to American government and customs. The former French and Spanish citizens also divided themselves by following different religions and languages. Since these peoples were not familiarized with democracy, the democratic principles that Claiborne would soon establish in the new American territory were as strange as they were awkward. Coming from nations that were ruled primarily by kings and queens, the transition to voting officials into office was both peculiar and unfathomable. To create the democracy that Claiborne desired, he supervised a council that split the territory into parishes and created public school system. Supplying a free education to the children is a very important ideal in a democratic society because, under democratic principles, all deserves a quality
Claiborne needed to secure the allegiance of Louisiana’s foreign population to the United States regime. The foreign populations were not accustomed to American government and customs. The former French and Spanish citizens also divided themselves by following different religions and languages. Since these peoples were not familiarized with democracy, the democratic principles that Claiborne would soon establish in the new American territory were as strange as they were awkward. Coming from nations that were ruled primarily by kings and queens, the transition to voting officials into office was both peculiar and unfathomable. To create the democracy that Claiborne desired, he supervised a council that split the territory into parishes and created public school system. Supplying a free education to the children is a very important ideal in a democratic society because, under democratic principles, all deserves a quality