Question

under the republic of texas, what was the main way in which political conflict was organized? a. conflict was organized around support or opposition of sam houston, a leading founder of the republic. b. conflict was organized over the right of texans to own slaves. c. conflict surrounded the reconstruction efforts of the civil war. d. conflict surrounded the issue of texas lands and eminent domain. e. conflict came from the emergence of liberal third parties.

Answer 1

The main way in which political conflict was organized under the Republic of Texas was:

B. Conflict was organized over the right of Texans to own slaves.

During the period of the Republic of Texas (1836-1845), the issue of slavery was one of the main sources of political conflict. Texas was a slave state, and the economy was based largely on cotton plantations worked by enslaved African Americans. The expansion of slavery into new territories was a contentious issue at the time, and many Texans saw the defense of slavery as a key part of their identity and way of life. This led to conflicts with the federal government, which was increasingly opposed to the expansion of slavery, as well as with neighboring Mexico, which had abolished slavery in 1829. The issue of slavery and its expansion would continue to be a major source of conflict in the United States, ultimately leading to the Civil War.