Why was texas so important, to both mexico & the united states?

Mexico wanted to keep texas and van Buren feared it would cause war he also didn't want to add a new state to the union that allowed slavery. people who wanted to annex Texas said it was the manifest destiny of the United states to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

When analyzing the american landscape at the time, it can be clear that some women did not support the suffrage movement due to the fact that it would impact their current way of life, leading to fewer protections and safeguarding under the us law, and in their family lives.