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Besides the likelihood of war with Mexico why did annexation take so long?
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∙ 9y ago
Because at the time, Texas was deemed as irrelevant. The actual reason for the Texas annexation and the Mexican-American War, was California and its riches.
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The Republic of Texas existed from 1836 to 1845 before Texas joined the U.S. Besides the likelihood of war with Mexico why did annexation take so long?
Texas practiced slavery, and the US already had adequate problems maintaing a balance between the north and the south on that issue. Texas had made an effort to go it alone as a Republic, but it lacked recognition by most of the world and had created an enormous burden of debt. Texas needed a handout in a big way.
The Republic of Texas existed from 1836 to 1845 before Texas joined the US. Besides the likelihood of war with Mexico why did annexation take so long?
Texas practiced slavery, and the US already had adequate problems maintaing a balance between the north and the south on that issue. Texas had made an effort to go it alone as a Republic, but it lacked recognition by most of the world and had created an enormous burden of debt. Texas needed a handout in a big way.
What were the two causes for war with Mexico?
The annexation of Texas caused Mexico to break off diplomatic relations. When that happens it usually doesn't take long for things to turn ugly. The border clash called the Thornton Affair was sufficient to push Congress into a Declaration of War.
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Natural Selection
