The charter for independence at its beginning was drawn up with the help of John Bidwell, later an unsuccessful presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party.
The charter for independence at its beginning was drawn up with the help of John Bidwell, later an unsuccessful presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party. It officially began on June 14, with a band of insurgents led by William Ide, and it ended on July 9, when the U.S. forces under Commodore John Sloat defeated the rebels. Though there were only 500 Americans as compared to 10,000 Mexicans, the Americans revolted anyway, seizing Sonoma and electing John Fremont as their governor. FTP, identify this 1846 independence movement by Californian settlers, named for the flag that was raised.
The charter for independence at its beginning was drawn up with the help of John Bidwell, later an unsuccessful presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party.
{Bear Flag} Revolt