California History Quiz

Where there more Californios or Americans living in California when the Mexican American War began?

• Californios

• Americans

• there were the same number

Why did Californios want the Americans to leave California?

• They did not want them to leave.

• The Americans did not want to follow local Mexican laws and traditions.

• The Americans stole land from the Californios.

What happened on June 10, 1846?

• Americans in California declared independence

• Mexican troops drove Americans out of California.

• American immigrants stole a band of horses from Mexican troops so they couldn't be driven out of California

What was William Ide and Ezekiel Merritt's goal?

• Persuade the Californios to let the Americans live by their own laws and traditions.

• Capture Vallejo and declare independence from Mexico

• Make California a part of the United States

What form of government is a republic?

• a government in which people choose leaders

  to represent them.

• a government in which people vote on all laws

• a government in which a king or pulblican has ultimate authority

What happened quickly after the rebellion in Sonoma? (Choose 2)

• the rebels created their own flag with a grizzly bear

• In just a few short days, more than 300 Americans traveled across California to support the rebels.

• California immediately joined the United States

• Ide and Merritt were arrested for their rebellion

True or False: The U.S. rebels in Sonoma not know the United States had already declared war on Mexico for 25 days.

• True

• False

True or False: Todd's flag is the current state flag of California.

• True

• False