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Sam Houston was an American (he was born in Virginia).

He had fought the Mexicans 10 years earlier in the Texas Revolution (1836) and was a US Senator during the Mexican-American War.

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Q: Was Sam Houston American or Mexican in the Mexican-American War?
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