True of False: The issue of slavery caused a delay in annexation of Texas into the U.S.

Answer 1

True. The issue of slavery caused a delay in the annexation of Texas into the United States. Following its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas sought to become a part of the United States, but its annexation raised concerns over the balance of power between free and slave states. The prospect of Texas being admitted as a slave state led to heated debates in the United States Congress, further deepening the sectional tensions between the North and South. It was not until 1845 that Texas was ultimately annexed as a state, after the United States and Texas reached an agreement regarding the status of slavery within its borders.