THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Texas allowed slavery
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the government would have to pay off the republic’s debt
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar (1838–41) opposed annexation. He held visions of empire in which Texas would rival the United States for supremacy on the North American continent.