Sam Houston

(noun)

A 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier, best known for his leading role in bringing Texas into the United States.

Related Terms

  • Republic of Texas
  • annexation

Examples of Sam Houston in the following topics:

  • The Sixth Amendment

    • Scene during Court Martial of 64 members of the 24th Infantry United States of America on trial for mutiny and murder of 17 people at Houston, Texas August 23, 1917.
    • Trial held in Gift Chapel Fort Sam Houston.
  • In the West: The Native Americans

    • Texas remained an independent country, led by Sam Houston, until it became the 28th state in 1845.
  • Annexing Texas

    • Sam Houston became the first president of the Republic of Texas, elected on a platform that favored annexation to the United States.
  • The Roaring Twenties

    • At the time this cultural awakening was known as the “New Negro Movement” and was represented by notable writers including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Arna Bontemps, and Virginia Houston.
    • Gangsters such as Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, Moe Dalitz, Joseph Ardizzone, and Sam Maceo were involved in bribery, extortion, loan sharking, and money laundering.
  • What Is a Sampling Distribution?

    • Suppose you randomly sampled 10 women between the ages of 21 and 35 years from the population of women in Houston, Texas, and then computed the mean height of your sample.
    • You would not expect your sample mean to be equal to the mean of all women in Houston.
    • Suppose you randomly sampled 10 people from the population of women in Houston, Texas between the ages of 21 and 35 years and computed the mean height of your sample.
    • You would not expect your sample mean to be equal to the mean of all women in Houston.
  • Statistical Literacy

    • The playbill for the Alley Theatre in Houston wants to appeal to advertisers.
  • Military Segregation

    • A mutiny by soldiers at Camp Logan near Houston in 1917 was precipitated directly by segregation.
    • In Houston, however, they were met with segregated street cars and white workers at their camp who demanded separate water fountains.
  • Formal Means of Control

    • When Sam kills Katie, he is a criminal guilty of murder.
    • When Sam kills Katie, he is a criminal guilty of murder.
  • Bibliography

    • A neglected species (4e), Houston: Gulf Publishing. 2e. 292 + viii pages.
  • References

    • Houston, Texas: Association for Educational Communications and Technologies (AECT).
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