Davy Crockett was born on August seventeenth, 1786 in a cabin in Greene County, the backwoods of Tennessee. He was the fifth out of nine children born to Rebecca and John Crockett. Rebecca's maiden name was Hawkins, and her and her family moved to the United States fro

In September 1813, Davy Began his military career. He enlisted in the militia as a scout under Major Gibson in Winchester, Tennessee, to avenge an Indian attack on Fort Mims, Alabama. The Creeks' were upset about loosing their land to the white settlers. On November third, under the command of General Andrew Jackson, he participated in the retributive massacre of the Indian town of Tallussahatchee. Hundreds of Creek Indians and settlers were brutally killed, and the Creek Indian war is more often referred to as the "Big Bloody." General Andrew Jackson made Davy chief scout. Davy provided most of the meat for the soldiers, and entertained them with stories at night. In 1814 the war ended. During the course of the war, Davy developed a strong dislike for Andrew Jackson, and a great respect for the Indians. Davy returned home right after the war. When Davy first got home, Polly was well for a while, but later on she grew sick and died in spring of 1815, shortly after Margaret was born.

Davy had enough of Politics, and decided to go explore Texas, which was not a part of the United States. It was owned by Mexico. Halley's Comet was visible in the night's sky in November 1835. Davy and his three neighbors, William Patton, Abner Burgin, and Lindsey K. Tinkle, followed the comet westward. By early January, the four had reached San Antonio, Texas. Tinkle and Burgin went back to Tennessee then. There in San Antonio, Davy and John Patton signed the oath of allegiance to Texas. The signed oath would allow them to vote and run for political office in Texas. There in Texas, Davy heard the residence talk of revolution. At San Antonio de Bexar, Jim Bowie led an attack that drove a strong force of Mexican soldiers out of Texas and back to Mexico. Davy knew he should help fight. Fifteen other men, whom were mostly from Tennessee, joined Davy. They called themselves the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers, and Davy was the commander of them. They went to the Alamo, which was a fortress commanded by Colonel William Travis. It was defended by some 150 men, all fighting for Texas's independence from Mexico. On day over 5,000 Mexican soldiers attacked the Alamo. When the battle ended, six men, including Davy Crockett were left standing. Davy and the other men, including Jim Bowie, were taken prisoner. There they were all attacked by twelve enemy soldiers. Davy was stabbed to his death in 1836.

Kennedy, and with that money, he bought cloths, a horse, and a rifle. Kennedy's son had a small school. There Davy learned to read and write a little and to do simple arithmetic.

nd asked for his seven dollars back, and to get his belongings. The wagoner refused to give him both his money and is possessions. He said that whoever Davy's parents were wouldn't be happy with him for letting their son go to sea without their consent, so the wagoner wouldn't let Davy have his things, or go to sea. Davy ran away from the wagoner. He managed to get his belongings, but he left penniless. Soon down the road he came across another wagoner. His name was Henry Meyers. Davy told the wagoner his story. Henry said that he'd go to the previous wagoner and get Davy's money back from him, if he had to, by force. Meyers and Davy found the other wagoner. Meyers threatened to harm the other wagoner if he didn't return Davy's money to him. The wagoner claimed not to have Davy's money, or any money of his own. The man seemed so pitiful to Meyers and Davy that they let him be. Meyers and Davy traveled together for several days. Along their stops at taverns, Davy told more wa!

One night in 1798, when Davy was twelve, a Dutchman named Jacob Silers came to spend a few nights at the tavern. John Crockett was pressed for money, so he decided to hire out Davy to Silers. Davy was to help Silers drive a heard of cattle to Rockbridge County, Virginia. Davy had never been away from home before in his life, so he left with a heavy heart. Jacob Silers was good to Davy, though he was a ma

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