Reasons For the Annexation of Texas

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The reasons given were constitutional scruples and fear of war with Mexico. The real reason behind Washington’s excuses was slavery. From the very second the words of annexation of Texas hit the US borders anti-slavery activists were on the ball. The American Anti-Slavery Society began to work towards preventing annexation at any cost...
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The American Anti-Slavery Society began to work towards preventing annexation at any cost. Petitions and memorials circulated and signed by abolitionists poured into Congress. It was said that six hundred thousand signatures were presented against annexation in a single session...
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