Question

Why did the United States want to help Texas?

Answer 1

the united states wanted these places because they wanted to reach manifest destiny, they wanted to own the land from the pacific ocean to the Atlantic ocean. I wish i can help for the rest but this is all i know. sorry, hope i helped at least a little.

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Answer 2

Mexico wanted to keep Texas, and Van Buren feared it would cause war. He also didn't want to add a new state to the Union that allowed slavery. People who wanted to annex Texas said it was the manifest destiny of the United States to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. In 1845, James Polk became President.

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