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What political issue arose due to Texas's annexation in 1845?

  1. Texas allowed slavery, conflicting with anti-slavery sentiment

  2. War with American Indians

  3. Desire to remain with Mexico

  4. Approval from Great Britain and France

The correct answer is: Texas allowed slavery, conflicting with anti-slavery sentiment

The political issue that arose due to Texas's annexation in 1845 was the question of slavery, making the choice regarding Texas allowing slavery valid. At the time, Texas had numerous enslaved people, and its admission to the Union as a slave state intensified the already heated national debate over slavery. This incorporation highlighted the tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States, leading to significant conflicts that would manifest in various political arenas, including Congress. The fear of expanded slave territory also played a crucial role in the growing divide between the northern and southern states, contributing to the sectional tensions that eventually led to the Civil War. While other issues such as conflicts with American Indian nations, sentiments toward staying with Mexico, or foreign nations' approval were relevant at various points, they did not have the same immediate and profound impact on U.S. politics at that time as the slavery issue did. The annexation of Texas, situated in the larger context of the Manifest Destiny ideology, was directly linked to the contentious issue of whether new states would be slave or free, making the slavery concern central to the political consequences of the annexation.