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because there would be inbalance between slave and free states

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There would be one more slave state than free states and it would unbalance the scale in congress.

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Because he didnt want war with Mexico

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Q: Why did Jackson want to annex Texas?
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Who refused to annex Texas?

president Jackson and the north.


How did Andrew jaskson respond to the Texas independence?

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.


Why did the North not want to annex Texas?

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.


When did Mexico annex Texas?

It did not annex Texas.


What event led to the Mexican American war?

The vote in congress to annex Texas


Why did people in south want to annex Texas to the US?

They feared Texas would join Britain and declare an end to slavery.


Why did people in the south want to annex Texas to US?

They feared Texas would join Britain and declare an end to slavery.


Why did the people in the south want to annex Texas to the US?

They feared Texas would join Britain and declare an end to slavery.


Who did Texas annex from?

The republic of Texas


President Jackson was reluctant to annex Texas into the United States because he feared?

he feared the war with Mexico


Why did the US want to annex Texas?

Because Texas allowed slavery, Northerners were opposed to allowing another slave state into the Union.


why did people in the south want annex texas to the united states?

they feared Texas would join britian and declare an end to slavery