1. Annexation of texas

2. What is ANNEXATION?
To add a state or territory into (as part of) another country or nation.

5. People FOR Annexation Sam Houston-1st/3rd Tx. President
Pro-Slavery groups
Anson Jones- 4th Tx. President
James K. Polk- 11th US President
John Tyler- 10th US President

6. Reasons for annexation
Slavery- Texas and the southern U.S. states wanted/ needed slaves for crops.
Debt- Texas owed a lot of money it couldn’t re-pay. If Texas was annexed, the U.S. would pay our debts.

7. Reasons for annexation
Public Land- If the U.S. paid Texas’s debts, then Texas had to give the U.S. free land as re-payment.

8. People AGAINST Annexation
Miribeau B. Lamar- 2nd Tx President
Anti-Slavery Groups
Andrew Jackson- 7th US President

9. Reasons against annexation
Anti-Slavery- The U.S. didn’t want to upset the balance of free versus slave states. If they added Texas then there would be more slave states than free states.

10. Reasons against annexation
War- The U.S. wanted to avoid war with Mexico which they feared would happen if they annexed Texas.

11. Reasons against annexation
Tx debt/Land- The U.S. didn’t want to pay Texas’ debt without getting something in return. And Texans didn’t want to give up their land for free.

12. Reasons against annexation
Elections was an election year and the U.S. wanted to avoid controversy.

14. Why was the United States reluctant to annex (against annexing) Texas as part of the nation?

15. Supported Annexation of TX
Wanted the military and economy of the USA for TX
Wanted to add TX as a slave state
Southern Congressmen
Sam
Houston
Supported Annexation of TX
James
Polk
Texas Citizens
Wanted postal service, stable economy, and protection from Indians
Wanted to expand the USA and add more states

16. Opposed
Annexation of TX