CA Independence from MX

Question 1

Q: Migrations of American pioneer families in the 1840s produced what changes California?

Answer 1

A: American pioneers settled in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys.
A: They increased the demand that California become part of the United States.

Question 2

Q: What brought California into the U.S.?

Answer 2

A: President Polk indirectly supported the annexation of California.
A: John C. Fremont, possibly acting on presidential orders, raised the U.S. flag near Monterey, then retreated from the area.

Question 3

Q: What year was war was declared on Mexico?

Answer 3

A: In 1846 (the Mexican-American War).

Question 4

Q: What were the pivotal battles in the Mexican-American War?

Answer 4

A: The Bear Flag Revolt prematurely captured California (1846).
A: Commander Sloat captured Monterey Bay and claimed the area for the United States.
A: Mexican forces were defeated and the American flag was raised over Los Angeles in 1847.

Question 5

Q: How did California pass to the United States?

Answer 5

A: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) transferred California from Mexican to American control.