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Southerners favored the annexation of Texas, but Northerners objected that Texas would add another slave state to the Union.
People were opposed to the annexation of Texas because it would be admitted to the union as a slave state.
Southerners favored the annexation of Texas, but Northerners objected that Texas would add another slave state to the Union.
Answer: Polk believed that taking over Texas would promote peace because it would mean there would be no more disputes between Texas and the other states. And the annexation (taking over) of Texas would mean that Texas would not join a foreign nation that may cause harm to the U.S.
The Northeast was the region most opposed to the annexation of Texas in the mid-19th century. Many in the Northeast saw the annexation of Texas as a move that would expand slavery and upset the balance between free and slave states. They were concerned about the potential expansion of slavery and the implications it would have for their own state economies and political power.
Generally speaking, Southerners supported the annexation, while Northerners had fears. The main issue involved was slavery. Texas was annexed in 1845.
A provocation to start a war, as Mexico had already warned the US that annexation would mean war (it did; and Mexico lost).
northerners opposed because they said the annexation would bring more power to the south and spread slavery which they didnt want.
Martin Van Buren
Because he thought that it would unbalance the north and the south
fear that it would lead to war
Southerners favored the annexation of Texas, but Northerners objected that Texas would add another slave state to the Union.