MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Texas could be divided
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republic debt could be paid
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they agreed with Houston
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they agreed with Lamar
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Detailed explanation-1: -His official motivation was to outmaneuver suspected diplomatic efforts by the British government for the emancipation of slaves in Texas, which would undermine slavery in the United States. Through secret negotiations with the Houston administration, Tyler secured a treaty of annexation in April 1844.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sam Houston, commander of the Texas army during the fight for independence from Mexico and the first president of the Republic of Texas, was a strong advocate of annexation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Texas relinquished 67 million acres in the Compromise of 1850 in exchange for a cash payment that wiped out the debt.
Detailed explanation-4: -– the Republic was deeply in debt because of the Revolution and the fact that the money they had previously used was Mexican money – they literally had no money, not even printed currency! that had fought in the Revolution wanted and needed to be paid.