MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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Texas was a slave state
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Texas was in debt
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Texas was still fighting with Mexico
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Texas didn’t want to be annexed
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Detailed explanation-1: -But the main opposition was found in the US. The issue of slavery was central to their concerns – as it was with so many political issues in the US at the time. There had been little question that if Texas joined the U.S., it would join as a slave state. Slavery was widespread in the Republic of Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Settlements grew and developed more land under cultivation in cotton and other commodities. The cotton industry flourished in East Texas, where enslaved labor became most widely used.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A unique provision in its agreement with the United States permitted Texas to retain title to its public lands. Further, Texas was annexed as a slave state.