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During the Bear Flag Revolt in June 1846, Sonoma was a key location where American settlers declared independence from Mexican rule. A group of American settlers, led by William Ide and Ezekiel Merritt, captured the town and raised the Bear Flag, symbolizing their new republic. The revolt was part of a broader context of tensions between American settlers and the Mexican government in California. The Bear Flag Republic was short-lived, as U.S. forces soon took control of the area during the Mexican-American War.

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