Britain Was Intensely Involved with the Republic of Texas Because

question 5

Multiple Choice

Britain was intensely involved with the Republic of Texas because

• A) an independent Texas provided a check on American power.
• B) Texas could be an important alternative source of cotton.
• C) Texas threatened British influence in Central America and northern South America.
• D) British abolitionists hoped to use Texas to inflame antislavery action in the South.
• E) the British navy wanted bases at Galveston and Corpus Christi.

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Good-faith Purchaser

Someone who buys property without knowledge of any existing claims or defects against it, thus acquiring free and clear ownership.

Voidable

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Good Title

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CIF

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