Because the South at the time wanted to expand slavery and many people believed in manifest destiny, which meant that they wanted to expand "from sea to shining sea".
because after the Texas-mexicican war Texas was a free republic and voted to join the union.
They got annexed because Mexico was tryin to get it.So finally we fought them and after we ended up beating them Texas got annexed.We lost at the Alamo poor Davy Crocket.
The importance of the Texas Annexation is that Texas is now a state and Texas still has the power to split itself into four smaller states.
People were opposed to the annexation of Texas because it would be admitted to the union as a slave state.
There is no annexation treaty of Texas, but James Polk was President when Texas was annexed by joint resolution of Congress.
The annexation of Texas as a US state in 1846 directly led to the war, but US ambitions toward the Mexican lands in the West were the driving force for the conflict.
The US wanted the Mexican Lands of Alta California; under the banner of "Manifest Destiny", to rule from sea to sea (from the East Coast to the West Coast). California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico are the result of the Mexican War.
In 1845. re: below link
In 1845. re: below link
The importance of the Texas Annexation is that Texas is now a state and Texas still has the power to split itself into four smaller states.
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The annexation of Texas I believe...
The War for Texas Independence. The Annexation of Texas by the United States.
The Texas annexation was approximately 388,000 square miles.
Yes, he did favor the annexation of texas.
Southerners favored the annexation of Texas, but Northerners objected that Texas would add another slave state to the Union.
Yes, Mexico did resent the annexation of Texas. Texas was a major portion of Mexico's land, so losing Texas was a major financial loss.
After Texas gaining their independence from Mexico. Texas asked the US to annex them thus entering the union as a slave state.
There was no VP when Congress and the President approved the annexation of Texas, but when the Texas legislature accepted the resolution, George Dallas was the VP.