Why did Texas became a slave state after the compromise of 1850

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Why did Texas became a slave state after the compromise of 1850

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Texas had been admitted to the United States as a slave state, yet Texas claimed territory north of the 36°30' demarcation line for slavery set by the 1820 Missouri Compromise ... In an effort to avoid some states seceding from the United States, Congress passed the Compromise of 1850.