Question

TIMED PLEASE HURRY. Read the Mexican government’s Bustamante Decree of April 1830.

Article 9. The introduction of foreigners across the northern frontier is prohibited under any pretext whatsoever, unless the said foreigners are provided with a passport issued by the agent of the republic at the point whence the said foreigners set out.

Article 10. No change shall be made with respect to the slaves now in the states, but the Federal government and the government of each state shall most strictly enforce the colonization laws, and prevent the further introduction of slaves.

What was the main reason the Bustamante Decree changed the minds of people who wanted Texas to become part of the United States?

It complicated the balance of potential slave and free states in the United States.
It showed that Mexico was prepared to defend its land against foreigners.
It showed that Mexico was eager to take immigrants from the United States.
It was a declaration of war since Mexico was trying to regulate US citizens.

Answer 1

A, it complicated the balance of potential slave and free states in the United States.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: It complicated the balance of potential slave and free states in the United States.

Step-by-step explanation:

At the time there were calls for Texas to be admitted into the Union, the main arguments amongst states when a new state was to be admitted was whether it would be a slave state or a free state because being one or the other would strengthen the relevant cause.

Most of those who wanted Texas to be admitted wanted it to be admitted as a slave state but with the Bustamante Decree of April 1830 abolishing slavery in Texas, those people became worried that Texas would be a free state and distort the balance of power between the free and slave states.