Question

What were the advantages of Texas becoming a state

Answer 1

The annexation of Texas helped the United States by adding valuable land to be farmed. This land also helped achieve Manifest Destiny, which was a belief of all Americans the God given right to expand the country from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific.

Answer 2

The annexation of Texas led to the war with Mexico, with the US victorious in the end. The slave-based cotton production skyrocketed as Texas was used for farming plantations. It also rounded out the borders of the US.