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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TX Revolution
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Annexation of TX
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the United States delay the recognition of Texas for almost a year? Texas still made slavery, legal, so it made the U.S. reluctant to annex Texas. Northern American politics were against ANYTHING that will encourage slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Some Americans opposed the annexation of Texas because of its implications for the balance of power between free states and slave states in the United States Congress. Starting at least in the 1820s, the issue of slavery increasingly important in American politics.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mexico also feared a domino effect-that giving up Texas would lead to the loss of their other northern territories. Many Mexicans also distrusted the other powers involved in the Texas dispute.