Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Under the Republic of Texas, freed men were sold back into slavery. b. Sam Houston supported the Constitution of the Republic of Texas and the new laws regarding slavery in Texas. c. People of African descent often married into Native American communities. d. People of African descent were some of the earliest settlers in Texas. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

Answer:

sam Houston supported the constitution of the republic of Texas and the new laws regarding slavery in Texas

Answer 2

b) Sam Houston supported the Constitution of the Republic of Texas and the new laws regarding slavery in Texas

Explanation:

• The "Constitution of the Republic" of Texas made slavery legal after the end of the Texas Revolution in 1836. The General Provisions of the "Constitution" prohibited any slave owner from liberating his slaves without consent of Congress & prohibit any law limiting the trade in slaves or emancipating slaves.
• Sam Houston voted against the "Kansas-Nebraska Act", believing that it would lead to an increase in sectional slavery tensions and that his opposition led him to quit the Democrat Party. Though Houston himself is a slave holder, he consistently voted against the expansion of slavery to new United States territories over 13 years
• In the Americas, African and native peoples came together. "African Americans and Native Americans" had established shared histories,  families, lifestyles, & communities for centuries. In the fight against slavery and dispossession and then for self-determination and independence, African Americans-Native American citizens became united.
• African descendants formed part of the people who in the 17th and 18th centuries settled Texas. These people were black and mixed races free and slaves, because interracial marriage was legal and very common.