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The California Republic: A Brief History

A Short-Lived State

The California Republic was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled. For the next 25 days California was an independent nation. The California Republic was a short lived and never legally recognized republic that existed in what is now known as California in 1846 during the Mexican. During the Bear Flag Revolt from June to July 1846 a small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed.

The Bear Flag Revolt

The Bear Flag Revolt was a short-lived independence rebellion precipitated by American settlers in California's Sacramento Valley against Mexican authorities. The revolt began on June 14, 1846, when a group of American settlers captured the Mexican garrison at Sonoma. The settlers then declared California an independent republic and raised the Bear Flag, which featured a bear on a white field.

The Bear Flag Republic lasted for only 25 days. On July 9, 1846, the United States Navy arrived in Monterey and took control of the California coast. The American settlers then lowered the Bear Flag and raised the American flag. California became a U.S. territory in 1848, and a state in 1850.

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