Controversy about admitting a new slave state held up the annexation of Texas into the United States for nine years.

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The controversy about admitting a new slave state was one of the main reasons why the annexation of Texas was delayed for nine years. The debate over whether Texas would enter as a free or slave state was a major point of contention between the North and the South leading up to the Civil War.

Controversy About Admitting a New Slave State Held Up the Annexation