Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a.
African Americans, slave and free, were excluded from political participation in Texas.
b.
Freedmen often had to petition the state legislature to remain free.
c.
Some freedmen were granted freedom but had few other rights.
d.
Tensions over salvery caused many Texans to join the Know-Nothing Party

Answer 1

d) tensions over slavery caused many texans to join the know- nothing party


Step-by-step explanation:

Supporters of the Know Nothing movement believed that an alleged "Romanist" conspiracy by Catholics to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States was being hatched. Therefore, they sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in defense of their traditional religious and political values.