Question

Based on this excerpt, what was the main reason Texas decided to join the Confederacy?

A.) Texans believed the Confederacy would better protect their religious freedom.
B.) Texans feared the Democratic Party would gain control over the state’s government.
C.) Texans feared the federal government would grant citizenship rights to Native Americans.
C.) Texans believed that the practice of slavery would be abolished if they remained in the Union.

Answer 1

C.) Texans believed that the practice of slavery would be abolished if they remained in the Union.

Step-by-step explanation:

Texas entered the United States as a slave state, as the Americans there held large amounts of slaves. In fact, the Texas Independence was fought primarily between the US citizens and Mexico over the issue of slaves, which already placed Texas as a slave state when it joined the Union.

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