What is the main reason many Americans opposed the annexation of Texas?
A) They did not want another slave state admitted to the Union.
B) They did not want to grant American citizenship to Spanish-speaking Catholics.
C) They feared that annexation would result in war against Mexico.
D) They feared that annexation would overburden the nation's already overtaxed infrastructure.
E) They believed that California and Oregon were better destinations for American settlers.
A
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