What is the American Revolution? The American Revolution is a war for national independence, but it was also a revolt against taxes and trade regulations. The war was not only for national independence but it was also for “the rights of man.” The people fought for popular sovereignty, constitutional rights, rule of law and equality before the law. An interesting thing was that the patriots who were known as the rebels were colonist of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British control during the war; they had a belief that all governments exist for the benefits of the governed. Fundamentals rights where rights they had to change or overthrow it.
