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What do flags represent to people?

California respected the California Grizzly Bear, consequently choose this animal to represent all Californians. Japan holds the Sun in high regards, and has traditionally chosen that celestial symbol to represent their people.


How did the bear flage republic end?

It sort of ended when Mexico lost the war under their dictator Santa Anna a the hands of the US. The US the took California and the areas now known as Arizona and New Mexico and gave the rest back to Mexico so they could still be an independent nation.


What was the bear flag revolution?

Ezekiel Merritt led the Bear Party from the Sacramento Valley to Sonoma where they arrived at dawn on June 14, 1846. They declared to General Vallejo that they had no leader, and indeed they elected first John Grigsby as their leader in Sonoma. Upon Grigsby's declaration that he wished to return to the Sacramento Valley once again, William Ide was chosen as the civil commander and Henry Ford as the military commander. When John C. Fremont and his men joined the Bear Party in Sonoma, he was declared the head of the commander of the Bear Party on July 3.


What 3 fronts was ther Mexican war fought on?

1) The Texas-Mexico border, where the war began. 2) Central Mexico, invaded by US via the port city of Vera Cruz. 3) California, after the US secretly incited the formation of the Bear Republic.


What links the bear flag revolt to the War with Mexico?

A very small number of people declared themselves a Republic when the Mexican American War began. They were never recognised by any Nation.

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Why did the bear flag revolt occur?

Because some of the Alta Californians wanted to be apart from Mexico and they decided taking a general hostage would work to do that.


How would you describe the bear flag rebellion?

The Bear Flag Revolt took place in California, while Mexico still had control of it. While US and Mexico were feuding, John Fremont, a US army major, began encouraging the Americans living in Mexico's California to revolt. 33 people did, creating a flag for the "California Republic". The flag had a bear and a star on it, thus came the name "The Bear Flag Revolt".


What was the rebellion of Americans settlers against californios in 1846?

bear flag revolt- rebellion of american settlers against the californios in 1846


What are some types of bears that begin with the letter W?

There are no bear species that begin with the letter w. The only type of bear beginning with w is a wild bear.


What did Big Bear contribute to during the north west rebellion?

peace


Why was the bear in the bear flag?

the region name of california once it was independent from mexico.


What are some animals that begin with the letters C look like bear?

There are no animals that begin with the letter C and look like a bear.


Where in California was the bear flag revolt?

The Bear Flag Revolt took place in 1846 in what is now Sonoma, California. American settlers in the area, frustrated with Mexican rule, declared independence from Mexico and raised the Bear Flag. This short-lived rebellion was part of the broader context of the Mexican-American War. The revolt ultimately contributed to California's annexation by the United States.


Who led a rebellion against Mexican rule in California?

Bear Flag Revolt


What s Mexico?

a hat with a bear on top


Is Smokey Bear a Grizzly bear?

No, Smokey Bear was a Black bear cub, orphaned by a terrible fire in the Lincoln National Park in New Mexico.


What the bear flag revolt?

The 1846 rebellion by Americans against Mexican rule in California.