Which statement best explains how a belief in “Manifest Destiny” influenced the U. S. annexation of Texas?

A) Many Texans supported annexation because they thought it would bring new opportunities to settle on the frontier of West Texas.

B) Most of those believing in “Manifest Destiny” hoped for slavery to spread westward in order to increase the number of slave states in the United States.

C) Many Americans supported Texas statehood because they were eager to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean.

D) Americans saw Texas as a place to develop new factories and mills to support economic growth in the United States.