All of the following were reasons why the U. S. supported annexing Texas except: a.
The United States wanted Texas public lands.
b.
The United States wanted to prevent a strong British-Texas alliance.
c.
The United States wanted to show Mexico it was stronger and more powerful.
d.
The United States supported the principle of manifest destiny.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is ( rivers);

d.

thist title points out that you are explaining the nature of the u.s. government. it is the most specific. a representative government consists of a government where decisions are taken according to a voting system. the most essential aspect of a representative government is found in the different structures where voting rights are granted to different groups of people. for example, voting for governor, mayor, president, local police chief etc.

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.