Question

Which statement best explains how slavery affected Texas’s decision to secede
from the Union? (1 point)
The election of Lincoln in 1860 threatened the economic power of plantation
owners in Texas.
Texas feared that the international antislavery movement would cause Great
Britain to invade the state to end slavery.
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.

Answer 1

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.