How did the issue of autonomy arose in the Methodist church?

Oh, dude, the issue of autonomy in the Methodist church basically popped up when different branches of the church wanted to do their own thing without Uncle Methody telling them what to do. It's like when your siblings want to borrow your stuff without asking, but you're like, "Nope, I'm doing my own thing, thanks." So yeah, autonomy became a thing because everyone wanted a piece of that independence pie.