Some People in Britain Hoped for a British Alliance with Texas

question 2

Multiple Choice

Some people in Britain hoped for a British alliance with Texas because

• A) the alliance would help to support the Monroe Doctrine.
• B) this area would provide an excellent base from which to attack the United States.
• C) Mexican efforts to attack the United States would be stopped.
• D) Texas could become a location for the settlement of undesirable British emigrants.
• E) the alliance would give abolitionists the opportunity to free slaves in Texas.

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