What was the american government hoping to achieve by paying the japanese to work and farm?

Correct

Labor on the farm was a common option among the first immigrants to the United States. Japanese farmers who arrived in the country implemented intensive farming methods that were very successful. The government paid these Japanese immigrants to use these techniques that produced 40 percent of the cash crops before the war.

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.