Question

In 1836, Texas gained independence from Mexico. Shortly after it became free from Mexico, Texas requested to be annexed by the United States. The United States did not annex Texas until 1845. Which was one of the reasons that the United States did not initially want to annex Texas?

The United States already had enough land and did not see the need to expand.

Americans were not interested in settling in Texas because it was too far away from the other states.

The United States did not think that there were any valuable natural resources in Texas.

Because Texas allowed slavery, Northerners were opposed to allowing another slave state into the Union.

Answer 1

D. Allowing Texas into the Union would upset the balance of slave and free states in Congress. Though it soon became a state since Manifest Destiny was a very popular idea at the time.