Why did the American Revolution occur?

It was a result of political, economic, and ideological tensions between the colonies and Britain.
It was a result of political, economic, and ideological tensions between the colonies and Britain.

The revolution was an unintended consequence of a dispute between different colonial factions.
The revolution was an unintended consequence of a dispute between different colonial factions.

It occurred solely because of religious disagreements with the British monarchy.
It occurred solely because of religious disagreements with the British monarchy.

It happened because the British monarchy attempted to impose a communist system in the colonies.

None of these options accurately describe the reasons for the American Revolution. The revolution occurred primarily due to political and economic grievances between the American colonies and Britain. The colonists felt that their rights as Englishmen were being violated, as they lacked representation in the British government and were subjected to unfair taxation. Additionally, the colonists sought to assert their economic independence and develop their own trade networks without restrictive British policies. While there were ideological tensions and disputes between different colonial factions, religion did not play a decisive role, and the idea of the British monarchy imposing a communist system is historically inaccurate.