MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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fear that admitting another slave state would upset the balance of power between slave and free states
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fear the the US already had more land that is could control and it would only cause more wars with Native Americans
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polk. 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: -Answer and Explanation: 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-3: -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-4: -Following Texas’ successful war of independence against Mexico in 1836, President Martin van Buren refrained from annexing Texas after the Mexicans threatened war.