Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following reasons except it
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was not controlled by any European power and would be easily acquired. |
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| b. |
was a sugar-rich and economically productive territory. |
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| c. |
already had a large population of enslaved blacks. |
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| d. |
could be carved into several states, restoring political balance in the Senate. |
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| e. |
was located just off the nation's southern doorstep. |
Some Southerners felt Cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all of the following...