The United States declined to annex Texas following its independence because
a. many feared it would lead to war with Spain.
b. annexation would reopen the issue of expanding slavery.
c. Congress could not afford to assume Texas's debts.
d. few Americans saw anything of value in the territory.
B
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a. The United States intervened in both places to give colonists their freedom and to help them become immediate independent states. b. Both conflicts took place in the Pacific Ocean and allowed the winning countries (the United States and Great Britain, respectively) more influence in Asia. c. Both involved Spain, the United States, and a rebellious colonial population. d. Both were both fought to give the United States more influence in Latin America. e. The United States entered both conflicts to try to improve a weak economy.
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