Studies Weekly: Week 19 Review- The Bear Flag Revolt

Why was the Bear Flag replaced soon after the revolt?

• The flag was replaced by the Mexican flag.

• The flag was replaced by the American flag.

• The rebels did not want a flag.

• Mexican officials put an end to the revolt.

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

William Ide and Ezekial Merritt heard rumors that the Mexican government planned to force all non-Mexicans out of California so they led an event called the _______________.

• The Civil War

• The Mexican-American War

• The Bear Flag Revolt

• The Spanish-Mexican War

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

• Prisoner

The territory would be called the California republic with its own flag and __________.

• symbol

• laws

• president

• senator