Why did people in the South want to annex Texas to the United States?
1 Answer
The Southern States wanted to annex Texas because they believed in would enter the Union as a Slave State increasing the power of the slave states in the Senate.
Explanation:
Most of the Texan settlers were from the south and were sympathetic to the institution of slavery. In fact many of the Texan settlers were slave owners.
One of the causes of the Texan rebellion was the issue of slavery.
The Texans were invited to settle in Texas by the Mexican Government in hopes that the Texans would help defend the territory from the Indian raids. In return the Texans promised to declare loyalty to the Mexican government and its laws. One of the laws was the prohibition of slavery in Mexican territories.
The Texans refused to obey the Mexican laws against slavery which help to cause the war between the Texans and the Mexican government. The Texans won the war and declared their independence from Mexico. Then the Texans petitioned to be accepted into the Union.
The petition was favored by the southern states anticipating that Texas would enter the union as a slave state.
