Before joining the U.S. as a slave state, Texas had been

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Texas was initially owned by Spain, then became a part of Mexico, and later gained independence as the Republic of Texas before joining the United States as a slave state. Option B is incorrect as there was no rule of Austrian emperor Maximilian in Texas. Option C is also incorrect as Texas was never a part of French North America. Option D is incorrect as the Indian Territory referred to a region in the central United States that included parts of present-day Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, and did not include Texas.

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