THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the British
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Mexico
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The primary reason the U.S. did not want to annex Texas in 1837 was because annexation would likely start a war with Mexico. In 1845, many Mexicans were unhappy about the annexation of Texas by the United States. The root cause of the war was that Mexico and the U.S. could not agree on the Texas-Mexico border.
Detailed explanation-3: -They feared the extension of slavery and the tipping of the balance between Northern and Southern states in Congress. In order to avoid a split in his own Democratic Party over the issue, President Martin Van Buren rejected the annexation request.