Question

How did the issue of slavery affect Texas' request to become a state?

Answer 1

Well; slavery in Texas had been illegal under Mexican law. However, the Mexicans were never effective in preventing American slave owners from bringing slaves to Texas, and slave smuggling was a lucrative business along the Texas coast. They didn't want to give up slavery; meanwhile, other states did to become a state. That's why it affect Texas' request to become a state as a whole.