This chinese novel is considered by many to be the first realistic social novel. (1point) a. the dream of the red cucumber b. the tale of genji c. the golden lotus d. raise the red lantern

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.