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Life Era
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Born
Houston was born at Timber Ridge Church, Rockbridge Country, Virginia. -
Dead Dad
Houstons father died. -
Enlisted
Enlisted in the seventh U.S. infantry. He fought in the Creek War under General Andrew Jackson. -
Promoted
Promoted to second lieutenant. -
Wounded
Wounded twice, once in the thigh with a barbed arrow, hit with two rifles balls in the shoulder. -
Elected Again
He was elected District Attorney for Davidson District. -
Major General
Elected major general of the state of Tennesee. -
Congress
Elected into Congress from the 9th Tennnesse District. -
Mexico Runs Down
Gen. Santa Anna overthorws Mexican constitutional government. -
Congress Again
Elected into Congress again -
Was Elected
Elected seventh presedent of Tenesee -
The Main Change
Houston left Cherokee reservation and traveled across the wilderness of Nacogdoches, Texas. -
Revoilt
American colonist in Texas revolt against Mexican rule. -
No Debt
America was out of debt for the first time. -
Indepence
Texas declares independence from Mexico. -
Remember the Alamo
Mexican troops storm the Alamo with less than 200 Texians defending themselves. -
San Jacinto
Houston leads his troops in the Battle of San Jacinto where they capturre Santa Anna and later the war ends. -
Trail of Tears
14,000 cherokee indians are forced out of their land -
Mexican Scare
Mexico warns U.S. an exation of Texas would be equivalent to a declarationof war against the Mexican government. -
Texas + Union
Texas joins the union army. As a slave state. -
Died
Houston died.
