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	Bear Flag Revolt - Spanish and Mexican Periods 1776-1846 - San Francisco Coastal Defenses - Presidio of San Francisco
		The bear designed on the flag was the source of much entertainment, due to its closer resemblance to a hog.
		Because of their flag, the insurgents immediately became known as the Bears and their uprising became known as the Bear Flag Revolt.
		The Bear Flag Revolt put the territory claims of Mexico into question, paving the way for the United States to seize control of the Pacific Coast shortly thereafter.
	www.nps.gov /prsf/coast_defense/spanish/spike/bearflag.htm (680 words)

	California State Flag - About the California Flag, its adoption and history from NETSTATE.COM
		The Bear Flag was first raised on June 14, 1846, at Sonoma by a group of American settlers revolting against the rule of Mexico.
		The Bear was representative of the numerous Grizzly Bears in the state and the words "California Republic" testify to the feisty American pioneers who settled in the territory.
		Dimensions, excluding heading and unfinished flag ends: The hoist or flag width is two-thirds of the fly or flag length; the red stripe width is one-sixth of the hoist width.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/flags/ca_flag.htm (904 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for flag
		piece of cloth, usually bunting or similar light material, plain, colored, or bearing a device, varying in size and shape, but often oblong or square, used as an ensign, standard, or signal or for display and decorative purposes, and generally attached at one edge to a staff or to a halyard by...
		FLAG Telecom Files Plan of Reorganization; Announces Intention to Emerge From Chapter 11 and Related Proceedings With Its Global Network Intact by September 2002.
		Flag culture and the consolidation of confederate nationalism.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=flag&StartAt=1 (785 words)

	California Republic
		Bear Flag Republic), like the Republic of Texas, was created as the byproduct of increasing tensions between the United States and Mexico.
		The most significant legacy of the California Republic is California's state flag, which has a grizzly bear and the words "California Republic" near the bottom.
		This was the flag created by Frémont and his men; this led their actions to be dubbed the "Bear Flag Revolt".
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/california_republic.html (269 words)

	08.05.2002 - "Bear in Mind" exhibit at UC Berkeley's The Bancroft Library to salute the California ...
		One of the state's most visible and enduring symbols, the California grizzly adorns the state flag and seal, and is UC Berkeley's longtime mascot, celebrated with song and statues, said Bill Brown and Susan Snyder, co-curators of the exhibit.
		It became the symbol of the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846 and decorated the state seal in 1849.
		Collection lithograph of a bear at the edge of a mountain river; a portrait of a wig-wearing Mariposa man who lost his real hair in a grizzly encounter; and a statuette of "Oski," UC Berkeley's costumed mascot introduced in 1941 after the use of real bears at athletic events was discontinued.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2002/08/05_bears.html (1132 words)

	Sutter's Republic (U.S.)
		In 1911, the Bear Flag was officially adopted as the California State flag.
		As to what flag he flew the best evidence is that he flew the Mexican Merchant Flag of the 1840's, that is the Mexican Tri-color without the arms.
		Whatever flag was flying on Sutter's Fort was hauled down 11 July, 1846 and replaced by a U.S.Navy 27 star ensign to which had been added a 28th star as the ships at Yerbe Buena had run out of 28 star flags to distribute.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-sutr.html (1060 words)

	The Mexican War and California: The Bear Flag Revolt and the Anglo-American Conquest of California
		The role of John Charles Fremont in the Bear Flag Revolt remains a matter of controversy.
		In some communities it was the Bear Flag and not that of Mexico which was lowered before the United States flag could be hoisted with proper ceremony.
		In celebration of their bloodless victory, the rebels fashioned a flag bearing their emblem: a brown bear on a white field, a red stripe along the bottom and a red star in the upper corner, and the words "California Republic"--painted in pokeberry juice.
	www.militarymuseum.org /BFR.html (2171 words)

	California State Flag
		The original Bear Flag was raised at Sonoma on June 14, 1846 by Americans who proclaimed California independent of Mexico in what became called the Bear Flag Revolt.
		This flag, also known as the Todd Flag, was designed by William Todd, a nephew of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the future president.
		The Todd Flag was destroyed in the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 but served as a prototype for the California State Flag.
	www.santacruzpl.org /readyref/files/c/caflag.shtml (183 words)

	Bear Flag Revolt -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with a grizzly bear above the words California Republic” and a red stripe; in the upper hoist corner is a single red star.
		The largest of the carnivores (flesh-eating land animals) and the least carnivorous, the bear is closely related to the dog and the raccoon.
		Brief essay on this revolt in the reign of the Ch'ing (Qing) dynasty in China during the seventeenth century.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9013933?tocId=9013933 (773 words)

	American Flags Express \| CALIFORNIA State Flags, CALIFORNIA Decals, CALIFORNIA Magnetic Flags, State Toothpick Flags, ...
		The Historic Bear Flag was raised at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, by a small group of American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule.
		This uprising became known as the Bear Flag Revolt after the hastily designed flag depicting a grizzly bear and a five pointed star over a red bar and the words "California Republic." The flag was designed by William Todd on a piece of new unbleached cotton.
		The grizzly bear was a symbol of great strength and represented the many bears seen in the state, while the lone star made reference to the lone Star of Texas.
	www.flagsexpress.com /ter_flag/california_state_flag.htm (580 words)

	Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau Home Page
		The flag's emblems are a grizzly bear, representing strength and courage, and a star, like the one on the flag of California's ally against Mexico, Texas.
		The American flag was raised in the Sonoma Plaza by a Naval contingency headed by Lt. Revere, grandson of Paul Revere.
		Pictured to the left is the Bear Flag Monument erected in the Sonoma Plaza to commemorate the events of the Bear Flag Revolt.
	www.sonomavalley.com /bear_flag.htm (649 words)

	THE BEAR FLAG REVOLT OF 1846 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The General's military bearing and immaculate uniform must have contrasted starkly with the clothing of his "visitors." Some of the Americans wore buckskins, others wore their work clothes, still others wore only what rags they had picked up or made during their travels.
		In his memoirs, the Recuerdos (Recollections), General Vallejo calls the flag's design "strange" and says "the bear looked more like a pig than a bear." No one is sure exactly what the original Bear Flag looked like, as it was destroyed in thee San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906.
		The Bear Flag was adopted as the official flag of California in 1911.
	www.vom.com /bearflag/revolt.html (647 words)

	Mexicans, Americans and the fight for California
		You might be considered a Bear Flagger, or a resident of the Bear Flag Republic, also known as the California Republic.
		On June 14, 1846, a group of American settlers planted what was known as the Bear Flag in the Sonoma Plaza in front of the Sonoma Barracks, declaring California an independent nation and imprisoning the top official there, Colonel Mariano Guadelupe Vallejo.
		Over the next few weeks, the Bear Flag Republic, a nation of such brief duration it is almost always referred to as the Bear Flag Revolt, would have several of its most important events within a dozen or so miles from what is now Petaluma.
	www.arguscourier.com /community/news/bearflag060614.html (902 words)

	Tehama Museum Bear Flag exhibit
		The style of the bear -- because of its remarkable similarity to a famous painting of a California grizzly done by Charles Nahl in 1850 -- probably indicates the flag was made after this date.
		Nevertheless, it is one of the oldest surviving Bear Flags.
		This flag, depicting the bear standing, was sewn by Peter Storm for use by the Bear Flag Party, and may have preceded the Todd Flag.
	www.tco.net /tehama/museum/tcm_flags.html (806 words)

	The Bear Flag Republic
		The Bear Flag Republic was quickly eclipsed by the arrival of the U.S. Navy under the command of John D. Sloat in July.
		The main result of the Bear Flag Revolt--an event that would later be fantastically romanticized--was an unnecessary embitterment of feelings between Anglo-Americans and the Spanish-speaking Californios.
		are 2:3, and the miniature flag in the canton is the state flag, with the arms.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1043.html (441 words)

	Neda Dispatch for KIDS! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The flag was made from a piece of white cotton and had a grizzly bear painted on it.
		The bottom of the flag had a red band and the words "California Republic." Today, California's state flag is like the original Bear Flag (with a different grizzly that hopefully does not look so much like a pig).
		We can keep our bear flag flying, but there are some good things about having those Stars and Stripes as well.
	www.ustrek.org /odyssey/semester1/110800kids/110800nedabearflagkids.html (527 words)

	ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - June 14, 1846: California's Bear Flag Revolt Begins
		With a cotton sheet and some red paint, they constructed a makeshift flag with a crude drawing of a grizzly bear, a lone red star (a reference to the earlier Lone Star Republic of Texas), and the words "California Republic" at the bottom.
		Since the ultimate goal of the Bear Flaggers was to make California part of the U.S., they now saw little reason to preserve their "government." Three weeks after it had been proclaimed, the California Republic quietly faded away.
		Ironically, the Bear Flag itself proved far more enduring than the republic it represented: it became the official state flag when California joined the union in 1850.
	freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1849992/posts (1168 words)

	Madera Method Sesquicentennial Quarterly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		It was a crude flag consisting of both a five-pointed star and a grizzly bear in the upper right-hand corner outlined in red ink, a red strip of flannel on the bottom, and the words, "California Republic," in capital letters--all on an unbleached cotton cloth three feet wide by five feet long.
		The grizzly bear was a California grizzly bear, which was called a pig by amused Sonoma natives.
		The bear flag was probably raised over Sacramento the dawn after Sonoma was taken, June 15, 1846.
	sunsite.berkeley.edu /MaderaMethod/bear_flag.html (949 words)

	These United States - California Flags
		This rebellion became known a the Bear Flag Revolt, so named for the new republic's flag depicting a grizzly bear and a five-pointed star over a red bar and the words "California Republic." The grizzly bear symbolized great strength; the lone star referred to the lone star of Texas.
		The Bear Flag was replaced with the American flag.
		However, in 1911 the Bear Flag was adopted by the state legislature as the official flag of the state of California.
	www.theseunitedstates.com /flags/californiaf.html (203 words)

	Bear Flag Revolt Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The California Republic was proclaimed on June 10, 1846 when a group of thirty-three Americans captured the town of Sonoma and declared independence from Mexico.
		On July 7, 1846 a U.S. Navy battleship, commanded by John D. Sloat, docked in Monterey, California, routed the detachment of the Mexican Coast Guard garrisoning the port in a minor skirmish (the Battle of Monterey), and alerted Frémont and his men that the Mexican-American War had begun.
		A significant legacy of the California Republic is the State of California's adoption of the flag (which has a grizzly bear, and the words "California Republic" near the bottom) as the State Flag of California.
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Bear_Flag_Revolt (502 words)

	The Story of the CPLC Bear Flag Symbol
		William B. Ide, who was the President of the brief California Republic, in recounting his story, "The Bear flag Party," said that the motivating elements of the Bear Flag Revolt were not "Those who lusted after gold dust...
		It is for this reason that we have adopted the "Bear Flag" as a symbol for the California ProLife movement.
		In the spirit of those valiant souls who fought so bravely to insure a California that was strong and free, a protective haven for their families and children, we seek to restore to our state and our nation, the respect and protection for innocent human life.
	www.californiaprolife.org /bear.html (448 words)

	California's State Flag & Seal (Geobop's Symbols) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A grizzly bear is depicted on the seal feeding on clusters from a grapevine.
		In the early 19th century, grizzly, or brown, bears were found in most of the state, with an estimated population of 10,000.
		In 1996 California began the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of Statehood with the Raising of the Bear Flag in Sonoma.
	www.geobop.com /symbols/Flags/world/na/us/ca (936 words)

	Bear Flag Revolt - Encyclopedia.com
		During the Mexican War a group of US emigrants in Mexico's territory of California proclaimed the Republic of California at Sonoma in June, and raised the “bear flag”.
		The republic lasted until US troops arrived in July and replaced the bear flag with the Stars and Stripes.
		Greenhaven school may shut doors: City district trustees to vote on closing Bear Flag Elementary, where enrollment has dropped.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O142-BearFlagRevolt.html (369 words)

	The Bear Flag Revolt and the Republic of California - Associated Content
		However the official flag of the republic, known to history as the Bear Flag, remains the primary inspiration behind the state flag of California to this day.
		The bear flag of California comes from a short lived revolt that occurred during the summer of 1846.
		Why the bear was chosen to be the symbol of the new republic is something not known to history.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/64613/error (685 words)

	The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 - Associated Content
		At the time of the Peasants' Revolt of England, the King of England-indeed of any country-was viewed from the perspective being ordained to leadership by God Himself; the monarch was in effect God's appointed gatekeeper.
		Instead, the rebels were alleviated by the words of the king just enough for the nobles to regain the upper hand and launch a widespread attack them, killing their leaders and effectively putting an end to the hope of achieving any kind of serious reform to the system.
		The Bear Flag Revolt and the Republic of California
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/109583/the_peasants_revolt_of_1381.html (745 words)

	A Revolting Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		It was the time of the Bear Flag Revolt, and it unleashed events that resulted later in our first state flag, and American rule throughout California.
		The Bear Flag Party agreed to throw their lot in with the American conquest.
		Years later, in 1911, the historic event was further honored when the Bear Flag was officially adopted as our flag of the State of California.
	www.iktome.com /svvb/revolt.html (363 words)

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