MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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Which of the following is NOT a reason people of the U.S. opposed Texas annexation?
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It would increase the slave states over free states
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It would start a war with Mexico
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Southern politicians would have more power to make slave laws in Congress
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Texas had too much land to defend against Mexico and Indians
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Prior to the annexation, many Americans opposed taking Texas into the Union because it was a slave holding state and it would contribute to the growing hostility between slave states and free states. Americans also feared that the annexation of Texas could lead to war with Mexico.
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.
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