Read the excerpt from the 1803 treaty between the United States and the French Republic.
The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all these rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Which statement summarizes the central idea of this passage?
A. Any French colonists in the territory had to return to France.
B. Settlers living in the territory would become US citizens.
C. American Indians in the territory were required to give up their land.
D. Slavery would be legal in the territory because it was allowed in the Constitution.
