The Republic of Texas had to give up a large portion of land in order to gain permission to join the Union. Why didn't the federal government want them to have it?

by MisterBadIdea2
Evan_Th

Take a look at this thread from several months ago, where I explain the history of those Texan land claims in some detail. In short, they'd never effectively exercised authority in that area, and they gave it up later, not as part of the annexation at all.