California Studies Weekly #19: Bear Flag Revolt Quiz

Explain what you think the Bear Flag rebels hoped to achieve.

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 __________.

• 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 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

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 ________ people.

• 6,000

• 12,000

• 1,200

• 1,000

After the revolt, John Frémont served as ________.

Use this week’s issue of Studies Weekly to help you answer this question. Include the page number and article that helped you find the answer in your response. 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?