Sam Houston: A True American Hero
Sam Houston : A True Frontier Legend of the United States
Sam Houston was a great man who was involved with much of the early development of America and especially Texas. He was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and also family man. He was taken adopted by the Native American who later became the people he admired and supported. They together helped to bridge the gap between the American government and the Native American. Sam Houston succeeded in many roles in American's history, and was praised to be one of the true American heroes. Sam Houston was born to Major Sam Houston and Elizabeth Paxton Houston on March 2, 1793 at Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1807, when he reached the age of thirteen, he lost his father. Later, Mrs. Houston, his mother, took him and the rest of the family to a farm on Baker Creek in Tennessee. Sam was …show more content…
His force defeated Santa Anna and secured Texas long sought independence. Within this year, Houston was elected the first President of the Republic of Texas. In 1840, he married Margaret Moffette Lea who was his third wife. They remained married for the remainder of Sam Houston's lifetime and had eight children, four girls and four boys. There were no children born to from the other two marriages.
After the annexation of Texas in 1845, Houston served as the senator in the United States Senate. Later, in 1859, he was elected to serve as Governor of the State of Texas. The state of Texas secedes from the Union on the same day Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President of the United States. As Governor, Houston refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America and was deposed as Governor. April 12, 1861, The Civil War begins at Ft. Sumpter. One year later Sam Houston Jr. was badly wounded. The Houston family moved to Huntsville and rented a Steamboat
Sam Houston was a great man who was involved with much of the early development of America and especially Texas. He was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and also family man. He was taken adopted by the Native American who later became the people he admired and supported. They together helped to bridge the gap between the American government and the Native American. Sam Houston succeeded in many roles in American's history, and was praised to be one of the true American heroes. Sam Houston was born to Major Sam Houston and Elizabeth Paxton Houston on March 2, 1793 at Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1807, when he reached the age of thirteen, he lost his father. Later, Mrs. Houston, his mother, took him and the rest of the family to a farm on Baker Creek in Tennessee. Sam was …show more content…
His force defeated Santa Anna and secured Texas long sought independence. Within this year, Houston was elected the first President of the Republic of Texas. In 1840, he married Margaret Moffette Lea who was his third wife. They remained married for the remainder of Sam Houston's lifetime and had eight children, four girls and four boys. There were no children born to from the other two marriages.
After the annexation of Texas in 1845, Houston served as the senator in the United States Senate. Later, in 1859, he was elected to serve as Governor of the State of Texas. The state of Texas secedes from the Union on the same day Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President of the United States. As Governor, Houston refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America and was deposed as Governor. April 12, 1861, The Civil War begins at Ft. Sumpter. One year later Sam Houston Jr. was badly wounded. The Houston family moved to Huntsville and rented a Steamboat