The Bear Flag is the official flag of the state of California The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag.
The first "Bear Flag" was coined by William L. Todd, a nephew of Mary Todd - the wife of Abraham Lincoln. According to the book Flags Over California (California Flags), published by the California Department of War, the star on the flag was taken from "Lone Star Flag." William Todd, in 1878, in a letter to the Los Angeles Express wrote that the star shape blackberry juice, made in honor of California "Lone Star Flag." Image bear symbolizes strength and stubborn resistance movement