California's bear flag republic: a. sent an expedition to capture santa fe. b. represented a california version of manifest destiny. c. was controlled by mexicans and indians. d. was established when american settlers captured sonoma in northern california. e. was quickly recognized by the british.

Why did un coalition troops battle iraqi forces in 1991? iraq had invaded saudi arabia, along with its other border nations.iraq had invaded kuwait, which was a major source of the world's oil.the united nations wanted to remove saddam hussein from power.the united nations wanted to prevent the trade of illegal drugs.