Question

Identify which of the following groups would have been most supportive of slavery in Texas before the U.S. Civil War.(1 point) Responses Mexican laborers Mexican laborers Texas politicians Texas politicians abolitionists abolitionists plantation owners plantation owners

Answer 1

Based on the map, what geographic feature would escaping enslaved people need to cross to gain their freedom on the Underground Railroad?(1 point) Responses the Colorado River the Colorado River the Brazos River the Brazos River the Red River the Red River the Rio Grande

Answer 2

What did the Democratic Party believe about slavery in Texas before the U.S. Civil War?(1 point) Responses They believed that slavery was immoral and evil. They believed that slavery was immoral and evil. They believed that the question of slavery was best left to states to decide. They believed that the question of slavery was best left to states to decide. The enslavement of Africans would eventually be replaced by using European immigrants and Mexican laborers. The enslavement of Africans would eventually be replaced by using European immigrants and Mexican laborers. The Democratic Party did not take a position on slavery and instead focused on immigration.

Answer 3

Which statement best explains how slavery affected Texas’s decision to secede from the Union?(1 point) Responses The election of Lincoln in 1860 threatened the economic power of plantation owners in Texas. The election of Lincoln in 1860 threatened the economic power of plantation owners in Texas. Texas believed that Mexico would abolish slavery, so they joined the Confederacy to protect it. Texas believed that Mexico would abolish slavery, so they joined the Confederacy to protect it. Geographic location, rather than slavery, led Texas to join the Confederacy. Geographic location, rather than slavery, led Texas to join the Confederacy. Texas feared that the international antislavery movement would cause Great Britain to invade the state to end slavery.

Answer 4

The correct answer is plantation owners. Plantation owners would have been most supportive of slavery in Texas before the U.S. Civil War, as they relied on enslaved labor for their agricultural operations.

Answer 5

Based on the given options, escaping enslaved people would need to cross the Rio Grande to gain their freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Answer 6

The correct answer is: They believed that the question of slavery was best left to states to decide. The Democratic Party believed in the concept of "popular sovereignty," which meant that individual states should have the right to decide whether to allow or abolish slavery within their borders.

Answer 7

The statement "The election of Lincoln in 1860 threatened the economic power of plantation owners in Texas" best explains how slavery affected Texas's decision to secede from the Union. The election of Abraham Lincoln as President in 1860, who was known for his opposition to the expansion of slavery, raised concerns among plantation owners in Texas about the future of their economic system and motivated their support for secession.