Sam Houston Impact On Society

Texas is a majesty of her own, rich in history and events that shaped its development into the state that it is today. Starting from its settlement of anglo-americans throughout 1821-1835, under the government of Mexico, to the annexation of Texas into the united states in 1845, and the modern Texas we live in today. The heritage, traditions and culture of tejanos remain in many parts of Texas as well as the historical preservation of places, artifacts, documents, and influential leaders who helped shape Texas. Among those who have had a big impact on the development of Texas is Sam Houston, Commander of the Texas army, during the fight for Texas independence from Mexico.
Sam Houston was a very important political figure and the first elected president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Born on March 2, 1793, Virginia, he lived with eight siblings, mother, and war veteran father who died when houston was at the age of fourteen. Soon they moved to eastern Tennessee where for a while he worked at a general store, but he aspired to be so much more. In 1809 Houston left to join the cherokee, as a youth he pledged a lot of time and
This enabled him to establish a record that impressed Andrew Jackson, despite his military status, he decided to trade it in for law in 1818. He decided to become a lawyer after studying law, he took a eighteen month law course in only six months, was elected attorney general for Nashville as well as appointed adjutant general of Tennessee. Houston served two terms in congress from 1823-1827 and elected governor of Tennessee in 1827. However, soon after, he resigned his position to go back to live with the Cherokee in 1829. He adopted Cherokee citizenship and tried to obtain a land grant for the tribe in Texas. His faith with the Cherokee led him to the fight for Texas independence from