Answer: President Santa Ana refused to grant Texas separate status from Coahuila and on January 3, 1834 threw Austin in prison on suspicion of inciting insurrection. He was finally released eight months later in August 1835. ... Nine years later, they led the successful movement to make Texas an American state
I think the answer is A, not for sure.
Imperialism, 1890-1914 By the late 19th century, many Americans had come to believe that it was their nation's manifest destiny not only to possess all of the North American continent but also to expand the United States' influence around the world.
Answer is it encouraged the growing of cash crops