I believe it was because he was afraid if we annexed Texas, it would start a war with Mexico. That was the main reason why many people opposed the annexation of Texas. Hope this helps!
The renaissance covered all the space from between the 14th and 17th centuries. This would approximately be from 1300-1600's.
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, <span>the best option would be the one having to do with people being allow to speak freely, since this encourages debate that can change government policies for the better. </span></span>