Question

After Mexico won independence from Spain, slavery became an important issue because

A) Anglo-American Texans were universally opposed to slavery on moral grounds.
B) Mexico began to import slaves into Texas to work on cotton plantations against the wishes of Texas farmers.
C) the economy struggled when fewer slaves were needed as Texas transitioned from cotton to cattle production.
D) the Mexican government disapproved of slavery while Texas farmers felt it was necessary for agricultural production.

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Explanation:

The history of slavery in Texas, as a colonial territory, then part of Mexico, later Republic in 1836, and U.S. state in 1845, began slowly. The use of slavery expanded in the mid-nineteenth century as White American settlers, primarily from the Southeastern United States, crossed the Mississippi River and brought slaves with them. Slavery was present in Spanish America and Mexico prior to the arrival of American settlers, but it was not highly developed, and the Spanish did not rely on it for labor during their years in Spanish Texas.