1.The future of Texas was a major issue in America in the early 1840s.Some people wanted Texas to become a U.S state, after Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836.
2.President Tyler wanted to make Texas a U.S state. He also supported slavery since he was a southerner, and wanted Texas to keep the system legal.
3.Many people in the U.S didn't support Calhoun's idea, instead they called their senators to vote against accepting Texas as a U.S state.
4.People in the 1840s believed in manifest destiny, believed that God wanted them to expand to the west all the way to the Pacific Ocean, and dominate the continent. Manifest destiny was