Question

The republic of Texas exhausted from 1836 to 1845 before Texas join the United States besides the likelihood of war with Mexico why did annexation take so long?

Answer 1

Answer:

Texas practiced slavery, and the US already had adequate problems maintaing a balance between the north and the south on that issue. Texas had made an effort to go it alone as a Republic, but it lacked recognition by most of the world and had created an enormous burden of debt. Texas needed a handout in a big way.