At first the U. S opposed annexing Texas because it was concerned with -

I think it's because they wished to avoid a war with Mexico, whose government refused to acknowledge the sovereignty of its rebellious northern province.

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well we know that it was fought between america and the united kingdom based on that i assume people consider the second war of independence because brtiain and england (uk)   the uk is made up of england and i assume thats why it was considered that

capitalism is an economic system that works around the concept of wealth creation in the pursuit of economic growth for the nation while mercantilism focuses on wealth accumulation through extraction of wealth which they believe is measured by the amwount of gold bollions that the nation has in its possession.