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.
ANSWER: b
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