Question

How did American settlers in Texas and the Mexican government disagree

over the issue of slavery?

OA. The Mexican government banned slavery immediately, but settlers wanted to outlaw slavery more slowly.

B. The Mexican government wanted to expand slavery, but settlers
wanted slavery to be banned in Mexico.

C. The Mexican government banned slavery, but settlers wanted to continue to use the labor of enslaved people.

D. The Mexican government limited the number of enslaved people in Mexico, but settlers wanted to ban slavery altogether.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

C. The Mexican government banned slavery, but settlers wanted to continue to use the labor of enslaved workers.

In 1829 the Guerrero decree conditionally abolished slavery throughout Mexican territories. It was a decision that increased tensions with slaveholders among the Anglo-Americans. After the Texas Revolution ended in 1836, the Constitution of the Republic of Texas made slavery legal. Sam Houston made illegal importation from Mexico a crime in 1836. The General Provisions of the Constitution forbade any owner of enslaved people from freeing them without the consent of Congress and forbade Congress from making any law that restricted the slave trade or emancipated slaves.

Answer 2

Answer: C. The Mexican government banned slavery, but settlers wanted to continue to use the labor of enslaved people.

Explanation: The issue of slavery became a source of contention between the Anglo-American settlers and Spanish governors. The governors feared the growth in the Anglo-American population in Texas, and for various reasons, by the early 19th century, they and their superiors in Mexico City disapproved of expanding slavery.