"in the interest of all america and even the world, i will lower all taxes, increase jobs, and make the quality of life two times better than is has ever been in this state." this statement is an example of: a plain folk b glittering generalities c name calling d card stock

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.