https://www.loc.gov/collections/california-first-person-narratives/articles-and-essays/early-california-history Apr 29, 2022 COLLECTION California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849 to 1900: The Name and the Geography | The First Peoples of California | Spanish California | The Missions | Mexican California | The United States and California | The Discovery of Gold | The Forty Niners | Government and Law | The Mines | Towns and Cities | From Gold Rush to Golden State | California: Magnet for Tourists and Home Buyers | Other Californians | The Turn of the Century in California | Conclusion: Reading California's Early History Library of Congress Digital Collections
https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/bear-flag-revolt Nov 9, 2009 "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 California an independent republic." HISTORY
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/CA-grizzly-bear-Monarch-a-symbol-of-suffering-2372855.php May 3, 2011 "Indeed, the California landscape has changed dramatically since grizzlies were driven to extinction. Before the Gold Rush, the burly mammals roamed throughout much of California."SFGATE
https://emergingcivilwar.com/2016/06/01/1846-grumbling-california Jun 1, 2016 "In 1846 – as the Mexican-American War brought U.S. troops into conflict with Santa Ana’s forces – the Mexican province of Alta California found itself drawn into the political storm. Caught between Mexico’s mercantilism and the United States’ “Manifest Destiny,” Californians questioned their future. Would it be better to stay a neglected satellite, become a territory of a new country, or seize complete independence?" Emerging Civil War
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2U7YBsqPI As more and more settlers began to pour into California throughout the 1840s, the local Mexican authorities regarded them with suspicion. This would set off a chain of events culminating in the Bear Flag Revolt. From: Smithsonian Channel AERIAL AMERICA: Northern California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDwWCFSrvQU Learn the story of the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846 when settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and declared California an independent republic during Polk's Presidency. The President James K. Polk State Historic Site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDkqvqqjMAA May 20, 2010 Discover how the Gold Rush led to the creation of California. America: The Story of Us HISTORY