Why did the United States hesitate to annex Texas immediately after it won independence in 1836?
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Correct answer: Concerns over the expansion of slavery and upsetting the sectional balance
Presidents Jackson and Van Buren delayed annexation because they knew it would ignite a fierce debate over slavery. Adding a large slave state like Texas threatened to disrupt the delicate balance between free and slave states in the Senate.
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