How did demographic makeup of texas population drive political movements in the united states during the mid-19th century?

A. since most settlers in texas had come from the south abolitionist leaders opposed texass proposed statehood.

B. since most settlers in texas were European immigrants nativists objected to any support being offered to texas.

C. because of texass most nonwhite population supporters of manifest destiny hoped to annex it

D. because of texass large catholic population protestants demanded that the us government conquer it

A. Since most settlers in Texas had come from the South abolitionist leaders opposed Texas's proposed statehood.

Explanation:

During the 19th century, a great concern for politicians was the status of slavery in the country. In general terms, Northern states opposed it, while Southern ones supported it. However, this was a delicate balance of power that could be altered with the acceptance of new states. As Texas was mostly made up of Southerners, most of its population supported slavery. This led abolitionists leaders to oppose the statehood of Texas.

I believe the answer is A