1. Aviyon Moore Stem Ruff 11-30-10 Sam Houston

2. Sam Houston “The Raven” • Sam is for short but his name is Samuel Houston he was born in Lexington, VA on March 2nd 1793.

3. Sam Houston • To avoid bloodshed, he refused an offer of a Union army to put down the Confederate rebellion. Instead, he retired to Huntsville ,Texas where he died before the end of the Civil War.

4. Sam Houston “foreal” • After receiving three near-mortal wounds at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, he rose to the rank of first lieutenant before resigning in 1818 to study law.

5. Sam Houston true story • In Texas, Houston was elected delegate from Nacogdoches to the Convention of 1833which met at San Felipe. From that time, Houston emerged as a prominent player in the affairs of Texas. In 1835 he was appointed general of the military district east of the Trinity. He became a member of the Consultation of 1835, and of the Convention which met at Washington on the Brazos in 1836 to declare independence from Mexico. It was there that Houston was elected commander-in-chief of the armies of Texas.

6. Sam Houston'slife