Chronology of Events in California 1846-1847

What the territory of California looked like in 1846 Commodore Robert Field Stockton played a major role in the transfer of the territory of Alta California (California) from the Mexican government to the United States and thus, makes a perfect study of early California history. COMMODORE ROBERT FIELD STOCKTON 1845 - 1846 CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN By: Martha Alderson, M.A. 1845 Robert Stockton, by now a commodore, sails to Texas with secret orders from newly elected President Polk -- convince President of the Republic of Texas to provoke a war with Mexico over boundary issues. Polk, unwilling to risk the ...

How Did California Really Become a Territory of the US?

School Visits

School Visits -- Martha Stockton Alderson, M.A. is available to help teachers and students achieve history content standards AND writing and reading content standards. Her talks about Commodore Robert Field Stockton and his part in the transfer of California from the hands of the Mexican government to the United States helps satisfy California Content Standards that require every student to study the economic, social, and political life in California from the establishment of the Bear Flag Republic through the Mexican-American War. As a Californian descendent of Robert Stockton, she has been granted ...

Battle for California