Texas history

Section 1 (25 points): Throughout his life, Sam Houston had a special bond with Native Americans, especially the Cherokees. Discuss this relationship and give examples from the book about his interactions with them. Section 2 (50 points): A general theme throughout the biography is Sam Houston’s wisdom and moral courage. Discuss at least three examples (not related to Native American issues) where Houston took the wise or morally correct public stance, in spite of the fierce criticism he was certain to face. Section 3 (25 points): How did Sam Houston come to marry Margaret Lea, and what impact did she have on his life? *****Include at least one direct, multi-sentence block quote per section from Sam Houston and the American Southwest to support your position. Be sure to put your citation for these quotations in parentheses and in all caps. For example, your citation might look like this: “‘The speech,’ he wrote Margaret, ‘was the most striking, able, and bold, that I ever made,’ but it was to no avail.” (CAMPBELL, P. 160)