MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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The U.S. wanted to keep the balance between slave and free states.
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The U.S. wanted to keep the peace with Mexico
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Texans wanted their independence.
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Texans allied themselves with Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Formerly part of Mexico, Texas had been an independent country since 1836. Since its independence, Texas had sought annexation by the U.S. However, the process took nearly 10 years due to political divisions over slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The leadership of both major U.S. political parties, the Democrats and the Whigs, opposed the introduction of Texas, a vast slave-holding region, into the volatile political climate of the pro-and anti-slavery sectional controversies in Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -Politics in the United States fractured over the issue of whether Texas should be admitted as a slave or free state. In the end, Texas was admitted to the United States a slave state. The annexation of Texas contributed to the coming of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).