What are two basic principles that the future united states would take from the early colonies? a. slavery and mercantilism b. economic opportunity and religious freedom c. religious tolerance and communism d. capitalism and theocracy

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.