PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Warm Up- this is an opinion
Were the filibusters 'good guys'?
A. Yes. They were fighting to help make Texas Independent from Spain, and Spain wasn't treating the Texans well.
B. No. They were only trying to make Texas independent for personal gain so they could be in charge.
C. It depends on the filibuster. I thought (insert filibuster here) was good and (insert filibuster here) was bad.
D. They weren't good or bad. They were just people doing what they do.
Empresario
Someone who brings people into a country legally by giving them land
Stephen F. Austin
Brought the first 300 legal Anglo families into Texas with Mexico's permission.
Austin's Old 300
First 300 Anglo families that moved to Texas
