When Northwesterners Questioned Why All of Texas Was Annexed but Not

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Multiple Choice

When northwesterners questioned why all of Texas was annexed but not all of Oregon, Oregon settlement supporters such as Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri responded that

• A) Oregon was far more expensive than Texas to defend.
• B) Oregon land was less desirable than that of Texas.
• C) Polk and his supporters in the Senate were far more interested in Texas as a bulwark for slavery.
• D) Great Britain was a far more powerful nation than Mexico.
• E) None of these choices are correct.

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