Where were a number of Anton Chekov's plays produced?

In 1894, Chekhov began writing his play The Seagull in a lodge he had built in the orchard at Melikhovo.

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the answer is a

their confiscation of contraband and the sinking if the lusitania

b. major john c. frémont led a rebellion called the bear flag revolt.

explanation:

during the bear flag revolt, from june to july 1846, a small group of american settlers in california rebelled against the mexican government and proclaimed california an independent republic. 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. the bear flag became the official state flag in 1911.