MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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Sam Houston held all of the following political positions EXCEPT
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Texas Army Commander
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President of the Republic
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Navy Commander
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United States Senator
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In October 1835, Texan (or Texian) and Mexican forces clashed in the Battle of Gonzales, beginning the Texas Revolution. Houston was appointed commander in chief of the Texan army and helped negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee living in eastern Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the aid of Governor Joseph McMinn, Houston won election as the district attorney for Nashville in 1819. He was also appointed as a major general of the Tennessee militia.
Detailed explanation-3: -He was influential in gaining the admission of Texas to the United States in 1845. Houston was elected one of the new state’s first two senators, serving as a Union Democrat from 1846 to 1859.
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