Bear flag Revolt - Week 19 Review

Explain what you think the Bear Flag rebels hoped to achieve. (what was their goal?)

• The rebels were okay with being Mexican citizens

• The rebels hoped to achieve creating a new republic free from Mexico's control

Who was the Mexican military commander of all of Northern California?

• John C. Frémont

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

• Ascensión Franco González

• William B. Ide

Where did the rebels raise the new Bear Flag to show they had taken control?

• Sonoma

• San Francisco

• Santa Clara

• Mexico

When the Bear Flag Revolt began, John C. Frémont and his group did what?

• Made a treaty with General Vallejo to give Sonoma up without a fight

• Burned Fort Sutter

• Asked the American Indians to help them fight the Californios

• Surrounded General Vallejo’s home and arrested him

Who was the American who led the group that declared independence for the region and hoisted a white flag with a grizzly bear facing a red star?

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

• John C. Frémont

• William B. Ide

• Ascensión Franco González

What was the Bear Flag replaced with soon after the revolt?

• Mexican officials put an end to the revolt. The flag was replaced by the Mexican flag.

• The rebels did not want a flag.

• The flag was replaced by the American flag.

• The flag was replaced by the Mexican flag.

How did Vallejo react when the rebels surrounded his home?

• He welcomed them inside and offered them refreshments (breakfast and drinks)

• He had Mexican soldiers threaten to shoot him if he did not leave

• He gave them an ultimatum and asked them to leave peacefully

• He escaped with his family

During the Bear Flag Revolt, Mexicans outnumbered Americans in California by as many as _____________ people.

• 6,000

• 12,000

• 1,200

• 1,000

After the revolt, General Vallejo served as what?

• Governor

• State senator

• President

Answer this two-part question.

How long did it take the Bear Flag rebels to learn that the United States and Mexico at war? When they heard the news, what did they do?

• It took one week, when they found out they didn't do anything about it

• It took almost a month to hear the U.S. and Mexico were at war, when they heard they joined the U.S. troops in fighting the war