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What happened to the Bear Flag Republic?​

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And on July 5 the insurrectionists elected Frémont to head the “Republic of California.” But the Republic was quick to fall. On July 9 forces under Commodore John D. Sloat occupied San Francisco and Sonoma, claimed California for the United States, and replaced the bear flag with the American flag.
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At the beginning of July, Commodore John Sloat, commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet, arrived at Monterey Bay. ... The navy seized Monterey on July 7, declaring California a part of the United States. Two days later, the Bear Flag Revolt officially ended as California was absorbed into the union. The republic was short-lived because soon after the Bear Flag was raised, the U.S. military began occupying California, which went on to join the union in 1850.

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