no it was slave free
slave states
comprimise of 1850 Arkansas - slave Michigan - free Florida - slave Texas - slave Iowa - free Wisconsin - free
Yes, Texas was a slave state.
It was delayed because the issue of Slavery and to balance whether it should be a free or slave state.
the compromise of 1850
it was a free state >3
After ten years of independence Texas was still menaced by Mexico and the Commanche. Becoming a US State gave Texas added security. Also, Texas received the same rights as any US state at the time, and Texas was allowed to join the Union as a slave state.
It would upset the balance between the slave and the free states
No Mexico was never part of the Union, Texas which gained independence from Mexico was a slave state and got annexed in the US together with a free state to create equality in congress.
Slave state
Yes, Texas as a Republc, as a US State, and as a Confederate state was a slave state. Mexico had abolished slavery in 1826 and if a Texas slave could make it across the river they were free to become colonists in Mexico.