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Although Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836, why did it not become a state until 1845?
a. Texas leaders refused to sign a treaty with the dictator of Mexico.
b. Texas politicians failed to request statehood from the United States.
c. Some U.S. politicians feared adding Texas as another slave state to the Union.
d. The majority of Texas landholders wanted Texas to remain an independent republic.


Sagot :

C. Stars tend to be added in pairs to maintain a status quo on major issues, in this case slavery. Slavery also explains the Oklahoma panhandle. It was ceded from Texas to keep Texas below the slavery line.
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