Why is Chronicle thinking a good skill to have?

A. To learn about the cultures of different countries and societies
B. To be able to write accurate reports about the past
C. To put events in order and find connections between them
D. To keep from making the mistakes other people have mad

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.