Telling a story in written word
This is what a story is called in literary terminology.
What is a story?
California was once a colony of this country.
What is Spain?
The name of the Russian fort Mariano visited in northern California
What is Fort Ross?
The date men showed up at Mariano's home to arrest him.
What is June 14, 1846?
In this type of government the people vote for each law and whichever law has the most votes wins.
What is a democracy?
This is the hero of the story
What is a protagonist?
The name given to a country holding lands in other continents and regions.
What is an empire?
The name of Mariano's wife
What is Francisca?
The man who ordered the arrest of Mariano?
Who is Captain John Frémont?
This type of government has a king or queen making the rules.
What is a monarchy?
This is the character opposing the hero.
What is an antagonist?
The name for California in which Mariano was born.
What is New Spain?
Mariano built a large fort in this area of adobe
What is Petaluma?
The place where Mariano was jailed.
What is Sutter's Fort?
In this type of government the people vote for another person to represent them when making laws.
What is a republic?
These are the three main parts of a story.
What is characters, setting, and plot?
The name of the country when the Spanish colonies in Alta California declared independence from Spain.
What is Mexico?
Mariano established this town and hired native Americans to be soldiers to protect it.
What is Sonoma?
The flag raised over Sonoma on June 14, 1846 was called this.
The California Bear Flag
Mariano wanted to be a part of this country because in that country the people voted for their leaders.
What is the United States?
What is an autobiography?
What is 1821?
The meaning of the name of the town Mariano established.
What is Valley of the Moon?
This revolt by Americans over the Mexican Californios was called this.
What is the California Bear Flag revolt?
Mariano went to a convention to help the people of California write this for the state.
What is a constitution?