When northwesterners questioned why all of Texas was annexed but not all of Oregon, Oregon settlement supporters such as Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri responded that
A) Oregon was far more expensive than Texas to defend.
B) Oregon land was less desirable than that of Texas.
C) Polk and his supporters in the Senate were far more interested in Texas as a bulwark for slavery.
D) Great Britain was a far more powerful nation than Mexico.
E) None of these choices are correct.

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Great Britain was considered a more powerful nation than Mexico, making the annexation of Oregon more complicated due to potential conflict with Britain.

When Northwesterners Questioned Why All of Texas Was Annexed but Not