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free and slave states and territories, 1845
New Hampshire Vermont;
key
Mossochusetts
Rhode Island.
Connecticut
Now Jersey
Delawore
Moryland
Free States
Slave States
Slave Territories
Free Territories
disputed territory between
Mexico and Texas
Repubac
Atlantie
Ocean
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Use the map to answer the question.
The main reasons Congress initially refused to annex Texas are supported by the information on this map. Select the two reasons that apply.
(4 points)
• If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
• If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.
• If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
• If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country's other claims in California.
The two reasons that apply are:
1. If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
2. If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.