Which one of the following statements accurately describes how various groups viewed Texas in 1821?
A. Mexican officials saw Texas as a potential source of great wealth for their new nation, if peace could be maintained.
B. Indians native to the area saw themselves as subjects of the Spanish king and were confused about what Mexican rule might mean.
C. Native-born Tejanos (Hispanics) were so disgusted with a decade of violence and chaos that they wanted Texas to be annexed by the United States.
D. American frontiersmen viewed Texas as future American territory, since it was a logical extension westward of the southern Cotton Kingdom and the Louisiana territory.
D
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