A. Ratification of the Constitution
Explanation:
The main reason for this was slavery. The US did not want to annex Texas because doing so would have upset the balance between slave states and free states that had been accomplished with the Missouri Compromise of 1820. When Texas became independent, it wanted to join up with the United States.
A lack of demand since farm crops and goods were not being purchased as relatively high frequencies during this time
<span>African Americans were not protected under the law.</span>
