* Joint Resolution - act of both houses of Congress by which Texas was annexed
he feared the war with Mexico
conflict over the balance of free and slave states
Some goals President Sam Houston had were annex Texas to the USA, control economy, and handle President Santa Anna
American farmers living in the Mexican territory of Texas wanted the same land rights and permissions that they would have in the United States. When the Mexicans refused, the Texans decided that they would secede and hope that the United States would annex them.
The vote in congress to annex Texas
The vote in congress to annex Texas
Congress voted to annex Texas
It was a direct cause of the Mexican-American War.
It did not annex Texas.
The US annexed Texas from Mexico in 1844 after James K Polk won the presidential election.
Congress decided to annex Texas, therefore leading to the Mexican War.
It was a direct cause of the Mexican-American War.
The republic of Texas
What Tyler did was sign a resolution passed by both houses of the US Congress. The Constitution gives him this right.
The first stages of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) began to unfold.
The Mexican-American War began