California Studies Weekly Quiz #19

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.

Vallejo reacted when the rebels surrounded his home by (a)   .

• He welcomed them inside and offered
• He had Mexican soldiers threaten to
• He gave them an ultimatum and asked
• 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 __________.

• governor

• state senator

• congressman

• president

How long did it take the Bear Flag rebels to learn that the United States and Mexico at war?

• 25 days

• 2 weeks

• 3 days

• 1 month

About how long did the Bear Flag Revolt last?

• 2 weeks

• 2 years

• less than a month

• 4 months