Why were Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren unwilling to annex Texas?

Answer 1

because of the Adams-Onis Treaty and the fact that it would break rules stated in the treaty

Answer 2

Antislavery 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.

Answer 3

The 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.

Answer 4

President 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.

Answer 5

because it could make or breal their presidential campaign

Answer 6

They both feared that adding a slave state might spark a Hugh political fight that could split the Union.

Answer 7

AGREEMENTS WITH Mexico