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The answer is C) Customs and traditions.
President Andrew Jackson didn't want to have a war with Mexico but also did not want to deal with adding what could be another slave State. Jackson believes that if Texas was annexed, the other countries would view the United States a traitors. He was passionate about Texas but he was more passionate about keeping the Union together.
I believe the answer is A, as both sides had to borrow a tremendous amount of money.
They are organized around issues relating to Economic Interest