The reason that this was a problem was it would have upset the balance between free states and slaves.
<span>D.) The navigation acts forced the colonists to pay tax on imported goods.(Oh and this was very controversial)</span>
The issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle in February 1857.
The Bear Flag Revolt was a direct result of a yearning among United States citizens living in California to have their territory join the United States. The appearance in the territory by American army officer John C. Fremont spurred these citizens to rise up against Mexican rule.