Question

Many people in the United States were opposed to annexing Texas because


Answer
A
they were concerned it would create international conflict.


B
they were concerned that it would create problems in Europe.


C
they were concerned about admitting another slave state.


D
they were afraid Mexico would want to become a state.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The main reason for this was slavery. The US did not want to annex Texas because doing so would have upset the balance between slave states and free states that had been accomplished with the Missouri Compromise of 1820. When Texas became independent, it wanted to join up with the United States.