Texas Annexation

Why was there a delay in Texas's annexation?
1. The US didn't want to damage relations with Mexico. They feared annexing Texas would offend Mexico.
2. Texas was a slave state. Many citizens were against slavery in the US.
3. The US feared it might offend other countries.
A step Texas had to take in order to be annexed was for the US to grant them recognition. This made recognition extremely important to those trying to get Texas annexed. Recognition had to come first.
1. Henry Mofit was sent from the US to get information about Texas.
  1. He said that the US should wait to annex Texas due to his prediction that Texas would not have inependence for long.
    1. Houston, who was curretnly President, sent two men to Washinton, D.C. They were to work on getting recognition for Texas. The two of them managed to convince Congress that Texas had a good government and should be given recogntition.
      1. March 3, 1837: President Andrew Jackson gave official recognition to Texas.
Causes of Annexation
1. Manifest Destiny: Americans belived the US should expand to the Pacific Ocean. Acquring Texas would bring the US closer to their goal.
2. More land would equal more power for the US.
"The final act in this great drama is now performed; the Republic of Texas is no more." -James Pinckney Henderson
In order for Texas to be annexed, a new Constitution had to be written.
Texas was annexed in 1845.

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