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Why were Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren unwilling to annex Texas?
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∙ 12y ago
because of the Adams-Onis Treaty and the fact that it would break rules stated in the treaty
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∙ 10y agoAntislavery groups in the US opposed the expansion of slavery and did not want any more slave states added to the union. Texas allowed slavery and was below the Mason-Dixon line, so if added to the union, it would add another slave state.
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∙ 7y agoThe Depression of 1837. Van Buren perversely refused to recognize the signs of crisis. In his inaugural address he praised the expanding economy and predicted an acceleration of the boom; one month later, a full-scale depression had begun. Business failures, forced sales of farms and plantations, factory closings, and spreading unemployment signaled the end of the great boom.
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∙ 7y agoPresident Van Buren viewed annexation of Texas as a political liability. Some Americans favored annexation because many Americans were moving into the Mexican territory. Those who opposed annexation feared that it would bring another pro-slavery state into the Union. Van Buren was concerned that a split over this issue would hurt the Democratic Party.
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∙ 10y agobecause it could make or breal their presidential campaign
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∙ 12y agoThey both feared that adding a slave state might spark a Hugh political fight that could split the Union.
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How many presidents did not attend college who were they?
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How many US prsidents did not attend college?
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Who was immediately president after Andrew Jackson?
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What three presidents never attened college?
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