Question

Use the map to answer the question.
What main reason Congress initially refused to annex Texas is supported by the information on this map?

(1 point)
Responses

If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.

If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.

If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.

Answer 1

The main reason Congress initially refused to annex Texas, supported by the information on the map, is:

**If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.**

This reasoning is linked to the ongoing national debate over slavery and the balance of power between free and slave states in Congress. Texas was a slave state, and its annexation would have implications for the political balance between the two factions.