MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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Southerners were in favor as they wanted another slave state
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Northerners were not in favor because of war with Mexico
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Many Americans feared the Republic of Texas’ debt
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -annexation, a formal act whereby a state proclaims its sovereignty over territory hitherto outside its domain. Unlike cession, whereby territory is given or sold through treaty, annexation is a unilateral act made effective by actual possession and legitimized by general recognition.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico on March 2, 1836. It applied for annexation to the United States the same year, but was rejected by the Secretary of State. At the time, the vast majority of the Texian population favored the annexation of the Republic by the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Annexation was approved by the Texas and U.S. congresses in 1845, and the transfer of authority from the republic to the state of Texas took place in 1846. One unique feature of the annexation agreements was a provision permitting Texas to retain title to its public lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Texas borrowed a lot of money to pay for the Revolution. The Republic also had created more debt with worthless money! If annexed, the U.S. would have to take on that debt! Until Texas could pay the U.S. (and the other countries) the money it owed, the U.S. did not want to make Texas a state.