Read the paragraph from the section Texas Independence. Texas settlers won independence from Mexico in 1836. Their new leaders aspired to have Texas join the United States. Presidents Andrew Jackson and then Martin Van Buren resisted such calls, however. They wanted to avoid war with Mexico over the territory. They also faced political opposition from anti-slavery groups. These groups believed calls for annexation were part of an effort to expand slavery into Texas.Which phrase from the paragraph helps the reader understand the meaning of annexation?

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Read the paragraph from the section “Texas Independence.” Texas settlers won independence from Mexico in 1836. Their new leaders aspired to have Texas join the United States. Presidents Andrew Jackson and then Martin Van Buren resisted such calls, however. They wanted to avoid war with Mexico over the territory. They also faced political opposition from anti-slavery groups. These groups believed calls for annexation were part of an effort to expand slavery into Texas.Which phrase from the paragraph helps the reader understand the meaning of “annexation”?

A	won independence
B	join the United States
C	wanted to avoid war
D	faced political opposition

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The idea of manifest destiny-that the United States was destined to occupy the entire North American Hemisphere-came of age in the 1840s. It began with the annexation of Texas, which led to the Mexican-American War and the resulting great land cession.

Detailed explanation-2: -Manifest destiny played an important role in the expansion of Texas and American relationship with Mexico. In 1836, the Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico and, after the Texas Revolution, sought to join the United States as a new state.

Detailed explanation-3: -What was the cause of the increasingly tense relations between the Mexican government and the American residents in Texas after 1830? the instability of Mexican politics; attempts by the Mexican government to prohibit importation of slaves; increasing American immigration.

Detailed explanation-4: -What was the greatest impediment to the annexation of Texas to the United States? Slavery.

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