Question

Which of the following was not a reason the United States was reluctant to annex Texas?

The United States did not want to fight a war with Mexico.
Annexing Texas would add more slave territory to the United States and anger abolitionists.
Texans considered U.S. citizens inferior and did not want to be part of their country.
Adding Texas would upset the balance between free and slave states in Congress.

Answer 1

Answer:

The United States was reluctant to annex Texas because it did not want to fight a war with Mexico.

Explanation:

In 1836 the Republic of Texas was created, independent of Mexico. In August of 1837, Memucan Hunt Jr., ambassador of Texas in the United States, presented a proposal of annexation to Van Buren's administration. Believing that the annexation would lead to a war with Mexico, the US administration rejected the Texan proposal.

Finally, in 1845, James Polk became president and annexed Texas to the United States. This situation led to the Mexican-American War, as Van Buren had predicted.