Which of the following statements describes the ultimate aims of the American Revolution?
a. The colonists wanted to rule themselves; they were primarily concerned about self-government and popular sovereignty.
b. The colonists were mainly unhappy about the restrictions on trade and other impositions on liberty that they had enjoyed.
c. The colonists were mostly concerned about the imposed taxes on tea, and the American Revolution was an escalation of the Boston Tea Party.
d. The colonists wanted to be an equal power in the international community, and to be so required independence from England.