In 1836,Texas Did Not Immediately Join the United States in Part

In 1836,Texas did not immediately join the United States in part because

A) Congress feared that giving statehood to Texas might lead to war with Mexico.
B) the American leadership in Texas delayed in applying for statehood.
C) President Andrew Jackson thought that action would add to sectional tensions.
D) England had forged its own political ties to Texas.
E) Texas settlers overwhelmingly did not want to be part of the United States.