USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson felt that to give statehood to Texas would deepen the split between the northern and southern states. Texas would be a slave state. For this reason, Texas statehood was strongly opposed by the anti-slavery leaders in the north.

Detailed explanation-2: -President Andrew Jackson refused to annex Texas during his second term to avoid an anti-slavery issue during the 1836 election. President Jackson was in favor of acquiring Texas and made an offer to purchase the land from Mexico for $5 million, but the offer was turned down.

Detailed explanation-3: -President Andrew Jackson deferred to Congress, which did not want to annex Texas because the issue of slavery in the West was too controversial. President Martin Van Buren, Jackson’s successor, also did not want to annex Texas. Van Buren and other Americans feared that annexing Texas would start a war with Mexico.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mexico also feared a domino effect-that giving up Texas would lead to the loss of their other northern territories. Many Mexicans also distrusted the other powers involved in the Texas dispute.

Detailed explanation-5: -They feared the extension of slavery and the tipping of the balance between Northern and Southern states in Congress. In order to avoid a split in his own Democratic Party over the issue, President Martin Van Buren rejected the annexation request.