Why did president roosevelt support the rebels in panama when they declared independence from columbia?

Roosevelt supported the rebels because Columbia threatened to attack US workers if began on a canal.This attack created a sour relationship between Columbia's reigning government and the united states government. Because of this, Roosevelt provide the rebels with monetary funds and weapons in order to help them to override and restructure current government.

b or c ( this is because my answer is short so just ignore it)

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (chronological order);