The Louisiana Purchase secured approximately 827,000 square miles of land for the US government What action did Congress take in 1804 to more easily govern this massive territory? )​

Congress divided up the Louisiana Purchase into smaller land masses to more easily govern the vast lands.

Explanation:

The United States Congress had decides that is would be easier to govern smaller sections individually than the entire purchase as a whole. This divides are what became our states.

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