Summary Of Davy Crockett's Life

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The beginning of Davy crocketts life was when he was born on august 17th in limestone Tennessee 1786. When he was ten years old, he started to hunt for guest.A scary part of Davy Crocketts life was when he was 13. When David turned 13, his father made him go to a small school in his home. David liked school at first, until he had some trouble with a bigger boy at his school who was bullying him. So one day David had had enough,so he decided to hide behind a shrub and surprise the bully and fight him. After David had fought the bully, he started worrying about getting into trouble, so he decided that he wouldn't go to school anymore, his plan was to pretend he was going to school and instead hide in the woods and at the end of everyday meet up with his friends and walk home. Unfortunately one day his plans were ruined. His schoolmaster finally sent a note to david's father, saying” where is David?” David's father was so infuriated he wanted to beat David, so David ran as fast as he could away from home, and he didn't …show more content…
One of his legacies was the saying ¨Always be sure you are right, then go ahead¨- Davy Crockett. Another accomplishment was In 1954, a five-part ABC serial ‘Davy Crockett’ was aired. Each episode of one-hour was based on his real life and the experiences of his friend, George Russell, also In 1955, the song ‘The Ballad of Davy Crockett’, a part of the Disney TV show, became one of the most popular songs to hit the pop charts in honor of Davy Crockett. Another personally very cool accomplishment was In 1967 when the U.S. Postal Service issued a 5-cent stamp commemorating Davy Crockett. Davy Crockett's major life accomplishments were that he was a Tennessee Frontiersman, a Colonel in the Tennessee Militia, and he served his country as a Tennessee State Legislator and a representative in the U.S. House of Representatives and that's why we honor Davy