Respuesta :
After gaining independence from Mexico, Texas petitioned to join the United States. However, Northerners were opposed to Texas’s annexation because they opposed slavery.
Answer:
The correct answers are A and B. After gaining independence from Mexico, Texas petitioned to join the United States. However, Northerners were opposed to Texas’s annexation because they opposed slave states.
Explanation:
After its independence, Texas intended to annex to the United States, but President Andrew Jackson denied the annexation because Texas was a slave territory, so they formed a republic. Its first president was Samuel Houston who established the capital in Austin, in addition to achieving recognition from France and the United Kingdom.