Sam Houston is undoutabley a hero in many ways. He possess heroic traits such as intelligence, boldness, bravery, and compassion. But in my opinion, his most heroic decision of all was when he voted against the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. This act was an act that promoted Popular Sovereignty. If it were to be ratified, it would legalize slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, even though the states were above the Missouri Compromise Line. Houston was intelligent to see that this would lead to war with the North, saying that the South would “go down ... in a sea of blood and smoking ruin.” (Doc C 1). The vote results were 71 to 3, ratifying the act and sparking more tensions which would later lead to war with the North. The Civil War. Houston was right. And, he was also brave and bold all at once to speak out about what he thought would happen instead of agreeing with …show more content…
Houston had some other heroic decisions to make, but none of them were ever as heroic as voting against the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854. One of these decisions that was not as heroic was when he sent the letter to Travis saying to abandon the Alamo. He did demonstrate concern for those people in the Alamo, and intelligence for putting the pieces together to find out what would happen next. But, he never had to go through being brave to stand against the majority face to face, or risk losing his place as a senator, (he was not one at the time, but was when he opposed the act,) and he did not demonstrate that much courage or at least as much as he had to while voting against the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Another heroic decision that was not as heroic as voting against the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was Houston’s inaugural address from the first time he became president of the Republic of Texas. The