The Bear Flag Revolt

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

• William B. Ide

• John C. Fremont

• Ascension Franco Gonzalez

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

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

• San Francisco

• Sonoma

• Santa Clara

• Mexico

When the Bear Flag Revolt began, John C. Fremont and his group

• 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

According to the article"What did the Bear Flag Really look Like?" who was the American who lead 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. Fremont

• William B. Ide

• Ascension Franco Gonzalez

Why was the Bear Flag replaced soon after the revolt?

• Mexican officials put an end to the revolt.

• 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.

• 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

• 6,000

• 12,000

• 1,200

• 1,000

After the revolt, General Vallejo served as

• governor

• state senator

• congressman

• president