MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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To limit the influence of France
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To gain protection from Mexico
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To build cattle trails through the Midwest
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To bring public education to the Southwest
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Constitutional scruples and fear of war with Mexico were the reasons given for the rejection, but antislavery sentiment in the United States undoubtedly influenced Van Buren and continued to be the chief obstacle to annexation. Texas withdrew the annexation offer in 1838; President Mirabeau B.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution was the refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by “Siete Leyes” which placed almost total power in the hands of the Mexican national government and Santa Anna.
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.