MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas (making Texas a part of the U.S.)?
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Texas would be added as a Southern slave state
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Texas was too large to be a state.
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slavery would be illegal in Texas
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Southerners wanted to annex Texas to the United States because they sought to extend slavery. Northerners opposed annexation because they feared that annexation of more slave territory would tip the uneasy balance of the Senate in favor of slave states—and prompt war with Mexico.
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