The painting shows Daniel Boone leading pioneers through the Cumberland Gap. The painting shows how many Americans of the early 1800s began to seek new opportunities by

heading westward.
returning to Europe.
settling a river valley.
conquering Mexico.

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.