1836<span>Remembering how badly the Texans had been defeated at the Alamo, on April 21, 1836, Houston's army won a quick battle against the Mexican forces at San Jacinto and gained independence for Texas. Soon after, Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas</span>
John Locke is British and was born on August 29th, 1632. he was a philosopher during the Enlightenment and believed in natural rights, a social contract, and agreed with Rousseau on self-determination to help run a country.
