Which of these was NOT a concern regarding adding Texas as a state?

Question

A) provoking a war with Mexico
B) adding a state made up of non-Americans
C) upsetting balance between Free and Slave states.

Texas became a state MAINLY through which process?
A) a treaty of annexation
B) a joint resolution in Congress
C) an executive order by the President

Answer 1

1. The option that was NOT a concern regarding adding Texas as a state is B) adding a state made up of non-Americans. While there were concerns about slavery, the balance between free and slave states, and relations with Mexico, the nationality of the settlers in Texas was not a significant concern in the broader context of the annexation debate.

2. Texas became a state MAINLY through B) a joint resolution in Congress. While there were various means proposed at different times to incorporate Texas into the United States, the successful method was a joint resolution passed by both houses of Congress in 1845.