How did age of exploration benefit or harm European nations?

Which of the following descriptions is an example of the curtual diffusion

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.

Which statement best explains the privileges and immunities clause of article iv of the constitution?