2. Sam Houston My Fifth Cousin By: Lindsay Speck

3. Biography Sam Houston was the 8 th governor of Tennessee. He was the 1 st president of the republic of Texas in office from October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838. He also was the 3 rd president of the republic of Texas in office from December 13, 1841 to December 9, 1844 Also, Houston is the only person in US history to have been the governor of the two different states (although other men had served as governors of more than one American territory.

4. Biography pg 2 Sam Houston was born march 2, 1793 in Rockbridge county, Virginia and sadly died July 26, 1863 at age 70. Also Sam Houston's political party was a democrat. Sam was married three times. His first wife was named Eliza Allen. They were married January 22, 1829. Sam Houston's second wife was a Cherokee Indian woman whose name was Tiana Rodgers, also known as Diana Rodgers. They were married in the summer of 1830. Margaret Moffette Lea was Sam Houston's third wife. They were married May 9, 1840 and remained married for the remainder of Sam Houston's lifetime.

5. What He Did To Be A Good Citizen A few weeks after the fall of the Texan forces at the Alamo, Sam Houston's army met with Santa Anna's army and quickly defeated the Mexicans and that was a BIG step in Texas history. In March of 1836 Texas declared independence from Mexico, and Sam Houston used his militia to defend the newly formed Republic of Texas against the forces of Mexican dictator and general Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana. Which was an AMAZING thing in the United States.

6. Things Named After Sam Houston Since Sam Houston is such a famous person he has all these things named after him Houston, Texas, the largest city in the state and fourth largest in the United States;Houston, TexasUnited States Houston, Missouri;Houston, Missouri Houston County, Minnesota;Houston County, Minnesota Houston County, Tennessee;Houston County, Tennessee Houston County, Texas;Houston County, Texas Houston Street in New Haven, Connecticut;New Haven, Connecticut Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, Texas;Sam Houston TollwayHouston, Texas Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas; andFort Sam HoustonSan Antonio, Texas Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas Several high schools named Sam Houston High SchoolSam Houston High School Sam Houston Elementary School in Maryville, Tennessee.Maryville, Tennessee Sam Houston National Forest in Texas;Sam Houston National ForestTexas Sam Houston Coliseum;Sam Houston Coliseum Sam Houston Park, Houston, Texas;Sam Houston Park, Houston, Texas Fort Sam Houston Independent School District;Fort Sam Houston Independent School District Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery;Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge;Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center;Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center

7. Theses Are Pictures Of Sam Houston

8. These Are Pictures Of The Sam Houston Statue The largest statue of an American is of Sam Houston The statue is 65 feet tall and can be seen for a couple of miles when you are driving up the Interstate from the south. There is a neat little Visitors Center and park surrounding the statue.

9. These Are Quotes That Sam Houston Said Education "I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time." "It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will be in circumstances to receive a good education. Mine was defective and I feel the inconvenience, if not the misfortune of not receiving a classical education. Knowledge is the food of genius, and my son, let no opportunity escape you to treasure up knowledge.“ Texas "Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages." "All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men." "Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may."

10. These Are Quotes That Sam Houston Said Before the battle of San Jacinto "We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the contest, and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: none is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope! Rally to the standard, and be no longer the scoff of mercenary tongues! Be men, be free men, that your children may bless their father's name.“ Civil War "To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you go to war with the United States, you will never conquer her, as she has the money and the men. If she does not whip you by guns, powder, and steel, she will starve you to death. It will take the flower of the country — the young men." "In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her." "I declare that civil war is inevitable and is near at hand. When it comes the descendants of the heroes of Lexington and Bunker Hill will be found equal in patriotism, courage and heroic endurance with the descendants of the heroes of Cowpens and Yorktown. For this reason I predict the civil war which is now at hand will be stubborn and of long duration."

11. Bibliography http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/m ilitia http://www.google.com/ http://www.shsu.edu/~smm_www/Histor y/quotes.shtml