California Republic
Golden State's predecessor
California Republic is the name California briefly held in 1846 when American settlers declared independence from Mexico, lasting only about three weeks before U.S. forces arrived.
The name persists on California's state flag, which features a grizzly bear and the words "California Republic" beneath it.
The flag's imagery—sometimes called the Bear Flag—appears throughout California culture and merchandise.
California wine county
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- independence movementOrganized push for self-rule
Mexican-American War · Monterey · conquest · annexation · manifest destiny · territorial dispute · Stockton · flag raising
Freedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
governance · authority · recognition · legitimacy · territory · jurisdiction · secession · breakaway
Large North American ursine
- red starCool-burning celestial body
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- lone starSingular celestial body
- state sealGovernment's authenticating symbol
motto · iconography · heritage · commemoration · pride · identity
Entry or confession
- unionJoining into one
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
- governorState's chief executive
legislature · gold rush · forty-niners · 1850 · citizenship · federal territory · cession
Sonoma
California wine county
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
independence movement · Mexican-American War · Monterey · conquest · annexation · manifest destiny · territorial dispute · Stockton · flag raising · proclamation
independence
Freedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
self-determination · governance · authority · recognition · legitimacy · territory · jurisdiction · secession · breakaway
grizzly bear
Large North American ursine
- red starCool-burning celestial body
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- lone starSingular celestial body
state seal · motto · iconography · heritage · commemoration · pride · identity
admission
Entry or confession
- unionJoining into one
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
governor · legislature · gold rush · forty-niners · 1850 · citizenship · federal territory · cession
- California Symbolsgolden poppy, grizzly bear, Eureka, coast redwood, giant sequoia
- Former RepublicsSoviet Union, USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, East Germany
California RepublicUnited States of America
North American federal republic
British Empire · United Kingdom · Great Powers · France · Russian Empire
California, Californian, Californians, republic, republics, republican, Republicans, republicanism, public