Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Which statement best explains how slavery affected Texas’s decision to secede from the Union?(1 point) Responses Texas feared that the international antislavery movement would cause Great Britain to invade the state to end slavery. Texas feared that the international antislavery movement would cause Great Britain to invade the state to end slavery. Geographic location, rather than slavery, led Texas to join the Confederacy. Geographic location, rather than slavery, led Texas to join the Confederacy. 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.

Answer 3

What was Sam Houston’s reaction to early attempts to secede from the Union?(1 point) Responses He tried to abolish slavery in Texas. He tried to abolish slavery in Texas. He tried to prevent the secession of Texas from the Union. He tried to prevent the secession of Texas from the Union. He supported the secession of Texas from the Union. He supported the secession of Texas from the Union. He asked President Lincoln for troops to be sent to Texas.

Answer 4

The group that would have been most supportive of slavery in Texas before the U.S. Civil War would be the plantation owners.

Answer 5

They believed that the question of slavery was best left to states to decide.

Answer 6

The statement that best explains how slavery affected Texas's decision to secede from the Union is: The election of Lincoln in 1860 threatened the economic power of plantation owners in Texas.

Answer 7

Sam Houston's reaction to early attempts to secede from the Union was that he tried to prevent the secession of Texas from the Union.