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Why did some members of the US Congress oppose the annexation of Texas?
They did not want to admit another free state to the Union.
They did not want to anger Mexico by going against a treaty.
They did not want to take control of Texas from Mexico.
They did not want to support US President Sam Houston.

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Some members of the US Congress opposed the annexation of Texas primarily because they did not want to admit another slave state to the Union. The concern was that the admission of Texas, which had a significant population of enslaved people, would upset the balance between free and slave states in Congress and exacerbate the sectional tensions leading up to the Civil War.

Additionally, some opposition was rooted in concerns over potential conflict with Mexico, as Mexico still considered Texas part of its territory, and there were worries that annexation could lead to war. However, the primary reason for opposition was largely tied to the issue of slavery and its implications for the political power balance in the United States.

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