1. What is a Filibuster? Today, you will:
*Identify the criteria for a filibuster
*Test your ability to identify filibusters

2. Open your spirals to page 32. Write the title shown here.
p What is a filibuster?

3. Copy the question below. As we learn more, you will write
criteria for a filibuster on the top of your page.
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?

4. Copy criteria #1.
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. Was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)

5. Copy criteria #2.
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government

6. Copy criteria #3.
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself

7. Copy criteria #4.
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)

8. Next you will draw a chart as shown below . Us both margins
of your paper. Use the edge of your folder or spiral to draw
straight lines.
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain

9. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan

10. Study your criteria and check any items that are true for Nolan.
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan was a native of
Ireland who lived in Kentucky
for several years before coming
to Texas in Here, he captured
wild mustangs which he then sold
to the Spanish governor of Louisiana.
During this time, he traveled about
and learned a great deal about the
province and the Native Americans
who lived here. Fearing he was creating contacts with the
Indians as part of a plan to seize Texas, the Spanish governor
canceled his passport and ordered him arrested if he returned to Texas.
Nolan did return with a group of men in 1800 and built a fort
near present-day Waco. The Spanish sent 150 soldiers to arrested him. Nolan
refused to surrender and was killed while fighting the Spanish.
Study your criteria and check any items that are true for Nolan.
Is Nolan a filibuster?

11. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan
2. Moses
Austin

12. Moses Austin
Moses Austin came to San Antonio from
Missouri in 1820 to ask for a land grant
to bring 300 families to a colony in Texas.
At first, Spanish officials refused his request
but with the help of Baron de Bastrop, who
the Spanish trusted, permission was finally
granted. Moses Austin died of pneumonia a few
months later and was never able to carry out his plan.
Study your criteria and check any items that are true for Moses Austin.
Is Moses Austin a filibuster?

13. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan
2. Moses
Austin
3. Peter E.
Bean

14. Peter Ellis Bean
Peter Ellis Bean came to Texas from
Tennessee. At the age of 17, he joined
Philip Nolan’s expedition. He took
command after Nolan was killed. Bean
was eventually captured by the Spanish at
Waco and spent several years in prison.
After he was released, he joined
revolutionary forces in Mexico.
Study your criteria and check any items that are true for Peter E. Bean.
Is Bean a filibuster?

15. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan
2. Moses
Austin
3. Peter E.
Bean
4. William
Barr

16. William Barr
William Barr was born in
Ireland and immigrated first to the
United States. In 1798, he came to
Spanish Texas and, with a partner,
established a trading post at
Nacogdoches. Here, he did business
with Native Americans and Spanish
soldiers in East Texas.
Study your criteria and check any items that are true for William Barr.
Is Barr a filibuster?

17. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan
2. Moses
Austin
3. Peter E.
Bean
4. William
Barr
5. Father
Hidalgo

18. Father Hidalgo
Father Hidalgo was a Catholic
priest in Mexico. He had great
sympathy for the poor people
of Mexico and believed that
the only hope of improving their
conditions was to rid Mexico of
Spanish rule. In 1810, he called
for the people of Mexico to rise up
in revolt. While retreating from
Mexico City, his forces were overtaken and he
was captured. He was executed four months later.
Study your criteria and check any items that are true for Father Hidalgo.
Is Father Hidalgo a filibuster?

19. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan
2. Moses
Austin
3. Peter E.
Bean
4. William
Barr
5. Father
Hidalgo
6. James
Long

20. In 1819, the Adams-Onis Treaty
established the boundary of between
the United States and New Spain at
the Sabine and Red Rivers. Many
people living near this border
protested because it meant that the
United States had given up all claim to
the rich lands of Texas. A group of Americans in Natchez, Mississippi
recruited volunteers for a military expedition to establish American
ownership of Texas. Dr, James Long, a wealthy plantation owner and
merchant was chosen to lead the expedition. His forces captured
Nacogdoches in 1819 but the town was later retaken by the Spanish.
He made a second attempt to take Texas in 1821 but was captured and
eventually put in prison in Mexico City. He was released on parole in
April 1822 but was accidentally shot by a Mexican soldier.
James Long
Study your criteria and check any items that are true for James Long.Is Long a filibuster?

21. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan
2. Moses
Austin
3. Peter E.
Bean
4. William
Barr
5. Father
Hidalgo
6. James
Long
7. Jean
LaFitte

22. Jean La Fitte
Jean La Fitte was a French pirate who
used Galveston as a base for his
operation. He attacked Spanish
ships and stole valuables. He illegally
imported slaves into the United States through
Texas. When threatened by the Spanish, he
burned his house in Galveston.
Some say he left a buried treasure behind.
Study your criteria and check any items that are true for Jean La Fitte .
Is La FItte a filibuster?

23. Who did the Spanish government consider as a filibuster ?
p What is a filibuster?
Who did the Spanish government consider
as a filibuster ?
A filibuster is a person who:
1. was from a foreign country( not a Spaniard)
2. came prepared to fight the government
3. who wanted and and power for himself
4. wanted to personal gain (get rich)
Name Foreigner Ready to Land/ Power Personal ?
fight gain
1. Nolan

24. Now you will test your skills as a viceroy and see if you can identify
Who is a filibuster or not. Leave your spiral open on your desk.
A quiz will be passed back to you.
Fill in your first and last name.
You will write “filibuster” or “no” as answers.
The teacher will read the test aloud. If you work ahead and finish,
cover your test page with your spiral and sit quietly.