because there would be inbalance between slave and free states
There would be one more slave state than free states and it would unbalance the scale in congress.
president Jackson and the north.
Jackson finds out that Texas has there independence and he wants to annex it. He is hesitant to annex it because antislavery groups in the U.S. oppose the expansion of slavery.
The north did not want to annex Texas because they did not want to start a war with Mexico. Doing so would also have created an unbalanced power in the south and north.
It did not annex Texas.
The vote in congress to annex Texas
They feared Texas would join Britain and declare an end to slavery.
They feared Texas would join Britain and declare an end to slavery.
They feared Texas would join Britain and declare an end to slavery.
The republic of Texas
he feared the war with Mexico
Because Texas allowed slavery, Northerners were opposed to allowing another slave state into the Union.
they feared Texas would join britian and declare an end to slavery