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One reason that some Americans opposed the annexation of Texas was that they didn't want to go war with Mexico. Another reason was that it would change the balance between states that had slavery and those that didn't.
No, he was in favor of Texas joining the US.
It was to avoid competition in the cotton market
Due to antislavery groups in the United States, who were in opposition to any expansion of slavery and feared the annexation of Texas would do so. As a result, both President Andrew Jackson and President Martin Van Buren were hesitant about recognizing the territory and annexing it.
it was a result of a war between Spain and America