What criteria did the united states congress and the president require to be met by the citizens of the louisiana territory?

The Spanish and French population already living in the Louisiana Territory would become U.S. citizens and be maintained and protected in the enjoyment of their liberty, property, and their own religion if they agreed to change to the proposed allegiance of the United States.

what are the issues?

- a government ruled by the people, or assembly. officials monarchy - a single ruler like a king. over time some city-states, like athens would change governments. what this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws.