Which of the following statements best explains the role of slavery in Texas’s
decision to secede from the Union? (1 point)
While slavery existed in Texas, it was a small part of the state, and secession
was based on cultural connections to the South.
Fear of insurrections by enslaved people and the failure of the U.S. government
to intervene was more important than protecting slavery itself.
Slavery was an important part of the Texas economy, and the fear of abolition
caused Texas to secede from the Union.
Conflicts over territory with Indigenous Americans and Mexicans were more
important than slavery as a reason for secession.