How did many irish and german immigrants in the early 1800s contribute to the development of the united states? a) slavery should be abolished. b) alcohol should be made illegal. c) women should home the rights as men. d) women should be allowed to go to college.

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.