Elusive Eden Chapter Seven
The Bear Flag Revolt

1. What was the importance of the Lone Star Republic?
2. What was the Lone Star Republic?
3. Why and when was Texas Annexed?
4. Who were the Californios?
5. Who was Don Jóse Castro?
6. What was the Department of California
7. What was the importance of Monterey?
8. Who was Andres and Pío Pico
9. What was the importance of Los Angeles?
10. Who was John C. Fremont?
11. What was the U. S. Corps of Topological Engineers?
12. Who was Thomas O. Larkin?
13. What happened at Rancho Laguna Seca?
14. Who was Don Sebastian Peralta?
15. Who was William P. Hartnell?
16. What happened near San Juan Bauista?
17. What was the Portsmouth?
18. Who was William B. Ide?
19. Who was Nicolas Gutierez?
20. Who was Juan Bauista Alvarado?
21. Who was Mariano Vallejo?
22. What conflict involved Gutierez, Alvarado and Vallejo?
23. Who was Micheltorena?
24. What was the 2nd Battle of Cahuenga Pass?
25. What was the Monterey Junta of March 1846?
26. Who was Archibald Gillespie?
27. What happened at Lassen’s Ranch?
28. Who was “Zeke” Merritt?
29. What did it mean to “anticipate” the Indians?
30. Who were the Maidu?
31. What happened at the Consumnes River?
32. What happened in the Napa Valley?
33. What happened on June 14, 1846?
34. Who were Salvador Vallejo and Victor Prudon?
35. When was the Bear Republic proclaimed and how long did it last?
36. What was the powder keg incident?
37. What was the significance of Fremont’s arrival at Sonoma?
38. What was the significance of Torres joining Castro at San Pablo?
39. What happened at Sutter’s Fort?
40. Where was Sutter’s Fort?
41. What was Castille de San Joaquin?
42. What happened at Yerba Buena, July 2?
43. What did Fremont do on July 5?
44. What was the California Battalion?
45. Who was John D, Sloat?
46. Why had Pío Pico raised an army in the south?
47. What did Castro do with his Northern Force in July, 1846?