Question

Which statement best explains how slavery affected Texas’s decision to secede from the Union?(1 point)

Responses

The election of Lincoln in 1860 threatened the economic power of plantation owners in Texas.
The election of Lincoln in 1860 threatened the economic power of plantation owners in Texas.

Geographic location, rather than slavery, led Texas to join the Confederacy.
Geographic location, rather than slavery, led Texas to join the Confederacy.

Texas feared that the international antislavery movement would cause Great Britain to invade the state to end slavery.
Texas feared that the international antislavery movement would cause Great Britain to invade the state to end slavery.

Texas believed that Mexico would abolish slavery, so they joined the Confederacy to protect it.

Answer 1

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None of the options provided adequately explain how slavery affected Texas's decision to secede from the Union. The most accurate statement would be that the economic dependence on slavery and the threat to the institution of slavery played a significant role in Texas's decision to secede.