Which one of the following statements accurately describes the Tidelands dispute?
A. Texas claimed that it owned the tidelands (and any oil under it) out to 50 miles into the Gulf of Mexico.
B. Texas claimed that it owned the Tidelands out to 3 leagues (10.5 miles) because that was its boundary when the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States by treaty.
C. President Dwight D. Eisenhower strongly opposed returning the Tidelands to Texas.
D. President Harry S. Truman endorsed returning the Tidelands to Texas but Congress refused to do so.
B
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