Most Important Leaders

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Explores, Inventors, and Leaders
Some of the important overall topics learned during this semester in the History 1301 class were Explores, Inventors, and Leaders. Certain of the important leaders focused were Sam Houston, Santa Anna, and Cortez and the Aztecs. For example, Sam Houston was a Texas hero who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto, one of the most important battles during the Texas Revolution. Sam Houston planned perfectly his strategy to win the Battle of San Jacinto and for this reason he was recognized. Another significant leader was Santa Anna. He was an important leader in the Mexican history. He was also president of Mexico eleven times; however, several Mexicans hated him because he was a disastrous leader during his time as president. He lost the majority of his battles, including the Battle of San Jacinto. Also, he lost a large amount of land in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in which Mexico ceded California and New Mexico to the United States. Another important leader was Cortez and the Aztecs. Cortez was mostly known for his conquest of Mexico. After he learned how the Indians survived and their culture, he traveled further south and settled down in Veracruz. Also, particular important people did not like Cortez, including Montezuma the ruler of the Aztec Empire of Mexico and Narvaez …show more content…

The route was from the east to west in North America. The route was laid by trappers and traders; however, people only traveled by foot and horseback. In addition, the majority of the people used this route because they wanted to go to the western lands for several reasons. Some were escaping from debts, starting a farm, government encouragement, religious beliefs. However, there were various dangers that people experience on their way to Oregon. Crossing rivers was one of the dangerous obstacles that the settlers had to overcome. Diseases also caused the deaths of various settlers who were travelling on the

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