The Main Problem That Stalled the Admission of Texas into the United

question 48

Multiple Choice

The main problem that stalled the admission of Texas into the United States was

• A) the lack of enough people in Texas.
• B) Texas's overly large debt, which would have to be assumed by the federal government.
• C) that Texas would be a proslavery state.
• D) that foreign nations had refused to recognize an independent Texas.
• E) that Texas was still under the control of Mexico.

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