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After moving to Maryville, Tennessee, where did Houston run away to?

  • New York

  • With the Cherokee

  • Mexico City

  • To Virginia

Answer

After moving to Maryville, Tennessee, Houston ran away with the Cherokee, who were in the process of relocating to Oklahoma. Houston, who had been sent to the Cherokee boarding school, found it difficult to adapt to the new culture and was unhappy with the school's strict rules. He ran away from the school with a group of Cherokee boys and lived with them for a time.
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