Bear Flag Revolt
What was the Bear Flag Revolt? The Bear Flag Revolt was from June to July 1846. It was a rebellion consisting of a small group of American settlers against the Mexican Government. The settlers wanted California to be it’s own state, but the Mexican government didn't want them be free.
What lead up to the bear flag revolt? The American settlers had slowly worked their way into the California area. The political situation had been rough before but now it was even worse. The Mexican Government was concerned that the settlers weren’t actually interested in becoming a Mexican citizen. The Mexican Government was also afraid of a rebellion so they wanted to attack first. Soon spring had started and John C. Fremont arrived at Sutter's …show more content…
They took a cotton sheet and red paint and made a flag with a bear and a lone star with the words California Republic at the bottom.
What happened in the end? After the Fremont took command of the new republic and unguarded the presidio of San Francisco on July, 1. Days after that Fremont learned that the American forces, under John D. Sloat had taken Monterey had taken over California without a battle. They had also raised the American Flag over California. Three weeks after America had taken over the Republic had slowly faded away. In 1850 California had officially joined the Union. In 1911, the flag they had used for the Republic had been adopted as the state flag.
In conclusion, settlers from America had wanted to be free of the Mexican Government. So, they rebelled. Under the command of Ide and Merritt they conquered Mexico and declared themselves an Independent Republic. Shortly after the American forces took over and hung an American Flag over California and the Republic slowly went away and they joined the
What was the Bear Flag Revolt? The Bear Flag Revolt was from June to July 1846. It was a rebellion consisting of a small group of American settlers against the Mexican Government. The settlers wanted California to be it’s own state, but the Mexican government didn't want them be free.
What lead up to the bear flag revolt? The American settlers had slowly worked their way into the California area. The political situation had been rough before but now it was even worse. The Mexican Government was concerned that the settlers weren’t actually interested in becoming a Mexican citizen. The Mexican Government was also afraid of a rebellion so they wanted to attack first. Soon spring had started and John C. Fremont arrived at Sutter's …show more content…
They took a cotton sheet and red paint and made a flag with a bear and a lone star with the words California Republic at the bottom.
What happened in the end? After the Fremont took command of the new republic and unguarded the presidio of San Francisco on July, 1. Days after that Fremont learned that the American forces, under John D. Sloat had taken Monterey had taken over California without a battle. They had also raised the American Flag over California. Three weeks after America had taken over the Republic had slowly faded away. In 1850 California had officially joined the Union. In 1911, the flag they had used for the Republic had been adopted as the state flag.
In conclusion, settlers from America had wanted to be free of the Mexican Government. So, they rebelled. Under the command of Ide and Merritt they conquered Mexico and declared themselves an Independent Republic. Shortly after the American forces took over and hung an American Flag over California and the Republic slowly went away and they joined the