After the United States made the Louisiana Purchase (1803), many Americans entered New Orleans and ignored the status of the free people of color, grouping them with the mass of blacks, then mostly slaves.
Many Americans entered New Orleans. Many Americans were grouping them with the mass of blacks, then mostly slaves. Many Americans ignored the status of the free people of color. Many Americans were grouping them with the mass of blacks, then mostly slaves. The United States made the Louisiana Purchase (1803).