The answer should be B! It's actually kinda funny. Northerners thought that the Confederate army would be easily defeated and that the Civil War was going to begin and end at the Battle of Bull Run. So, lots of spectators watched, but they were quickly proven wrong, as the war lasted for years.
Committee of public safety
The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845–1848. ... Accordingly, while the United States extended diplomatic recognition to Texas, it took no further action concerning annexation until 1844, when President John Tyler restarted negotiations with the Republic of Texas.
