Bear Flag Revolt/Mexican American War

A disagreement over the border between Mexico and the US led to this war.

• Bear Flag Revolt

• The Alamo

• Texas Revolution

• Mexican-American War

The town of Sonoma was the site of this conflict.

• Bear Flag Revolt

• Californios Revolt

• Mountain Men Revolt

What was Manifest Destiny ?

• a newspaper
• The expansion of America
• a protest from Mexico
• california laws

What is a squatter?

• Someone who likes to work out their leg muscles

• Someone who lives in a place without permission.

• Someone who keeps watch over neighborhoods.

• Someone who lived in California during Mexican rule.

Who president of the United States during the Mexican/American War and the Bear Flag Revolt

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Barack Obama

What was on the First Bear Flag? (choose more than one answer)

• A bear

• A star

• A Stripe

• Words "California Republic"

Who was in the Mexican Military commander of all of Northern California?

• John C. Fremont

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

• Ascensioin Franco Gonzalez

• William B. Ide

What is a rebel?

• A Star Wars character

• Someone who is always in trouble

• A person who fights against the government

• A soldier fighting FOR the government

What is a republic?

• An area of land before it becomes a state

• The name of a popular magazine

• The bad guys in Star Wars

• A form of government in which people elect their leaders

What is a right?

• Opposite of Left (do NOT choose this answer)

• A religious ceremony

• A freedom that belongs to a person

• A process of swearing in a new governor