A major argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that
a. it could involve the country in ruinous wars with Britain and France.
b. it would add strength to the southern "slave power."
c. it would be far larger than any existing American state.
d. it would be better to retain an independent Texas as a buffer state.
e. it would lead to tensions and possible war with Mexico.
b
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