Answer:
Spain offered lands to new settlers
Explanation:
During the government of Esteban Rodriguez Miro and after the American Revolution, many Americans were heading west looking for lands to settle in. This proved to be a threat to Spanish Louisiana If the Americans seek to expand and claim their territory. Miro needed funds to maintain the hold of Spanish lands in the United States but Spain did not send enough money to do so and provide for what its colony needed. In order to solve that problem, the Spanish allowed American to settle in Louisiana and the reason for the big influx of new American settlers was that they were granted lands; however in order to receive their land it was mandatory to take an oath of allegiance to Spain and Protestants had to agree not to worship openly. In, spite the fact that the new settlers were not forced to change religion, Miro mixed them with already established colonists and brought in Irish Catholic priests hoping that would make the Americans become loyal subjects to Spain and convert into Catholicism.
