Because Texas (and California as well) are the most important economic entities within the United States, accounting for almost 22% of the country's economy. See, if each state was its own country, the largest business partners of Mexico would be Texas, California, and China; in that order.
poor hardly any trade
The Confederacy was able to conduct foreign trade through Mexico by way of Texas
Yes. Trade between Canada and Mexico amounted for USD 20.3 billion throughout 2013.
Because they had a lot of debt and Texas and Mexico had conflict(not friendly, seperate, no peace, at the verge of war).
we got a lot of land and the Mississippi river with led to trade and travel to with is now the Gulf of Mexico
New Mexico is west of Texas, but, Mexico is south of Texas.
One of business and trade partnership, but not much more.
so that we could not do and trade with Mexico
Its Mexico!!!
Mexico has a long border and a lot of cities near the border, but it would take about 19-20 hours to get from Jefferson City, Missouri, to Juarez, Mexico, which is right on the border of Texas and Mexico.
Mexico was the ruling country.
Texas.