It was more or less subsumed into an army led by John Fremont and formally ended when the American flag was raised at the capital and Sutter's Fort.
A man who fought on behalf of this polity was the "fearless and simple" Ezekiel "Stuttering Merritt." After residents of this polity seized 170-government owned horses, its leader asked if "we are robbers…or conquerors." An item central to it was designed by William Todd, the cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln, and that object was eventually taken down by a lieutenant from the USS Portsmouth. Leaders of this polity included a Mormon and Red Bluff resident named William Ide. During the existence of this polity, three unarmed men, including the elderly Don Jose de los Reyes Berreyesa, were killed by a force led by Kit Carson. It was more or less subsumed into an army led by John Fremont and formally ended when the American flag was raised at the capital and Sutter's Fort. For 10 points, name this short-lived "republic" in the American West, best known for having a flag with the image of a grizzly on it.
A man who fought on behalf of this polity was the "fearless and simple" Ezekiel "Stuttering Merritt."
{California} Republic [or {Bear Flag} Republic mentioned]