Initially, the American Revolution was fought primarily to
A) establish a basis for popular sovereignty.
B) create a democracy.
C) preserve the colonists' traditional rights.
D) eliminate unfair laws.
E) create a system of government predicated on checks and balances.

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The primary reason for the American Revolution was to preserve the traditional rights of the colonists, which were being threatened by British taxation policies and other measures. The colonists believed that they had the right to govern themselves and that the British government was overstepping its bounds. The other options (A, B, D, and E) are related to the principles of the Revolution, but were not the primary goal of the fighting.

Initially, the American Revolution Was Fought Primarily to