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TEXAS ANNEXATION

The 28th state of the United States
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ANNEX MEANS "TO JOIN"

Like that time Texas was annexed by the U.S.A.
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WHY DID TEXAS NOT JOIN IMMEDIATELY?

  • Andrew Jackson didn't want to upset Mexico
  • Martin Van Buren didn't want to empower anti-slavery supporters. Also didn't want to upset Mexico
  • Mirabeau Lamar didn't want to join the United States
  • The whole "Slave Thing"
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1845 United States President:
James K. Polk
1845 Republic of Texas President:
Anson Jones

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MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

Travis Barker