=The Leading Facts.= _1._ Houston had little schooling and went to live with the Cherokee Indians. _2._ Wounded at Horseshoe Bend; studied law in Nashville; was sent to Congress for four years; and was elected governor of Tennessee. _3._ Went to live with the Cherokees again, and then went to Texas. _4._ Houston won the battle of San Jacinto; was made president of the republic of Texas; and later elected to the United States Senate. _5._ David Crockett was born in Tennessee, had little schooling, and became an expert rifle shot. _6._ He fought the Indians under Andrew Jackson. _7._ Won an election to the legislature by telling stories; later elected to Congress. _8._ Crockett grew tired of civilization and returned to the wilderness. _9._ Fought against the Mexicans at the Alamo, where he was killed with all his companions. _10._ Fremont went to school in Charleston, but left for a voyage to South America. _11._ He worked for exploring parties; married, and thus became related to a great man interested in the Far West. _12._ Fremont explored the South Pass on his first expedition; on his second, saw Great Salt Lake, and crossed the mountains with great suffering. _13._ Fremont crossed a third time, and aided in conquering California; was made a United States senator, and became first candidate of the Republican party for the presidency. _14._ Franciscan friars, long before the landing of the Pilgrims, entered what is now New Mexico, Arizona, and California. _15._ They taught the Indians the Christian religion and many useful occupations.