MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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Some U.S. politicians feared adding Texas as another slave state to the Union
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Texas leaders refused to sign a treaty with the dictator of Mexico.
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Texas politicians failed to request statehood from the United States.
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The majority of Texas landholders wanted Texas to remain an independent republic.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following Texas’ successful war of independence against Mexico in 1836, President Martin van Buren refrained from annexing Texas after the Mexicans threatened war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Since its independence, Texas had sought annexation by the U.S. However, the process took nearly 10 years due to political divisions over slavery. Texas entered the nation as a state that legalized slavery, and seceded from it 15 years later as part of the Confederate States of America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: 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-4: -Overview. Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845 and became the 28th state. Until 1836, Texas had been part of Mexico, but in that year a group of settlers from the United States who lived in Mexican Texas declared independence.