When Texas wanted to join the Union right after becoming independent in 1836, one of the reasons why the annexation was blocked was because Texas would have been a slave state. ... The people in Texas wanted slavery to continue, which would assist with the growing of cotton.
D the treaty mandated punitive war reparations from Germany
<span>Jefferson’s basic elements of the argument for separation were
lack of respect. Furthermore, he framed the arguments in a way that shows that the
violation of economic and political rights that the Colonists have had to
suffer were the result of a lack of respect. Jefferson is empathizes with the
British government in how they have refused to "assent" to the basic
principles of dignity and decency that would eventually enable a successful
relationship and partnership to develop.</span>
