Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Relationship Between

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between Sam Houston and Native Americans after he journeyed west?

A) His primary objective during the Texas War for Independence was to drive all Native American tribes out of Texas to make way for additional white American settlers.
B) He committed suicide after having been captured by Native American forces during the Mexican-American War rather than dying by their hand.
C) He married a Cherokee woman, was formally "adopted" by the Cherokee nation, and helped rival Native American tribes negotiate among themselves and the federal government.
D) As a prominent figure in Texas, he prohibited the adoption of all Native American customs by white settlers so as to help the new state develop its own new identity.
E) He negotiated treaties with Native American tribes that successfully prevented the relocation of Native Americans from Oregon to reservations far from the Oregon Trail.