A teenage runaway who spent three years living with Cherokee Indians, Houston went on to serve in the War of 1812 and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1823. Attracted to the struggle for Texan independence, he led the army of the provisional government of Texas to victory against the Mexicans in 1836 and served as the newly independent Republic of Texas’s first president. He helped Texas win statehood in 1845 and became governor in 1859, but he was deposed in 1861 for what reason? Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary