Who is this:This horse trader came to Texas in the late 1700s. He claimed that he was there to capture and trade mustangs for the Spanish government but he then sold them to the United States. He was good friends with another filibuster and was killed by the Spanish near present-day Waco in 1800.

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Who is this:This horse trader came to Texas in the late 1700’s. He claimed that he was there to capture and trade mustangs for the Spanish government but he then sold them to the United States. He was good friends with another filibuster and was killed by the Spanish near present-day Waco in 1800.

A	Philip Nolan
B	Augustus Magee
C	Dr. James Long
D	Kemper and Gutierrez

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Three times Nolan entered Texas with the government’s permission, but some Spanish leaders grew suspicious. They had heard rumors that Nolan was acting as a spy for General James Wilkinson, the U.S. commander in Louisiana and Nolan’s former boss.

Detailed explanation-2: -Texas Back Roads His first trip he took 50 mustangs back to Louisiana, his second, 250, and his third trip Nolan took more than 1200 wild mustangs back to Louisiana. He was also known to be carrying on illegal trade with the Indians and accused of stirring up the Indians against Spanish rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Main Idea – In Texas, American filibusters took advantage of Spanish weakness to increase their own power. Setting the Scene: Entrepreneurs like Philip Nolan and Peter Bean (filibusters) came to Texas in 1800 to make money capturing and selling wild horses. Unfortunately for them, this was against the law.

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USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

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