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) the American leadership in Texas delayed in applying for statehood.
B) President Andrew Jackson thought it would add to sectional tensions.
C) Congress feared that giving statehood to Texas might lead to war with Mexico.
D) settlers in Texas overwhelmingly objected to becoming part of the United States.
E) England had forged its own political ties to Texas.