Even though oil prices were very low independents in east texas continued to produce as much oil as possible because they wanted to ___
A: Be able to complete with major producers
B: Store as much as possible in case times got worse.
C: Opppose the policies of governor ross.
D: Insure they produced more than california

D

Lousiana was a Territory purchased by the President Thomas Jefferson, who was very interested in the expansion of the United States across the continent . Its first governor was General James Wikinson. The area was divided in two: Territory Orleans and District of Lousiana. It adopted the political system of two parties.