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What was a goal of southerners in supporting the annexation of Texas?

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A. Avoiding competition in the cotton market
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B. Trading an agreement that Texas become a free state for more
slave states in the West
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C. Gaining access to a large market for cotton
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D. Gaining military bases to discourage Mexican invasion
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answer: A,; avoiding competition in the cotton market.

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