The Intentions of the Texas Annexation and the Mexican War From starting a war to threatening foreign relations, the United States was greedy for land and was willing to take drastic measures in order to expand the borders. During the 1840s, America seized many opportunities to satisfy its appetite for more territory. With the new territories acquired, more problems arose. The balance of slave and free states was always threatened with the acquisition of territory. Due to their location in the south, the new territories tended to lean towards being slave states. Abolitionists were not content with the balance leaning towards the South so in turn, they made the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War seem as if they were for the expansion of slavery. Once again divided, the north and south have differing views behind the rationale of taking the new territory. The intention of the Texas annexation and the Mexican War was for the expansion of land and not the expansion of slavery.
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Britain was in favor of an independent Texas because if Texas was its own entity, it could stop the expansion of the United States. Britain was willing to make relations with Texas if it were to stay independent, but if they were a part of Britain, it would be the ideal situation for them. Soviet historian NinaV. Potokova explores the possibility of Texas becoming a part of Britain when she states:
Since at least at that moment Texas ' acceptance of slavery represented a major obstacle to the North 's willingness to accept the Lone Star Republic into the Union, it was in Britain 's interest to bolster her Southwestern friend 's inclination to stay independent, and thus to enhance the likelihood that Albion herself would be able before long to exert a large, long-term influence. (Potokova
Britain was in favor of an independent Texas because if Texas was its own entity, it could stop the expansion of the United States. Britain was willing to make relations with Texas if it were to stay independent, but if they were a part of Britain, it would be the ideal situation for them. Soviet historian NinaV. Potokova explores the possibility of Texas becoming a part of Britain when she states:
Since at least at that moment Texas ' acceptance of slavery represented a major obstacle to the North 's willingness to accept the Lone Star Republic into the Union, it was in Britain 's interest to bolster her Southwestern friend 's inclination to stay independent, and thus to enhance the likelihood that Albion herself would be able before long to exert a large, long-term influence. (Potokova