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