MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Free and slave states maintained equal control of Congress
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Free states gained more votes in Congress
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Western states were able to take control of Congress
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Slave states gained more votes in Congress
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Detailed explanation-1: -Politics in the United States fractured over the issue of whether Texas should be admitted as a slave or free state. In the end, Texas was admitted to the United States a slave state. The annexation of Texas contributed to the coming of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Texas minister to Washington proposed annexation to President Martin Van Buren in August 1837. The administration rejected the proposal, fearing reprisal from Mexico and the controversy that would follow the addition of another slave state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the terms of the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States approximately 525, 000 square miles (55% of its prewar territory) in exchange for a $15 million lump sum payment, and the assumption by the U.S. Government of up to $3.25 million worth of debts owed by Mexico to U.S. citizens.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.