单选题 According to the passage, the colonists who participated and supported the American Revolution initially did so

• (A) with the goal of replacing a corrupt system of power with a more egalitarian one
• (B) in order to preserve and retain the monarch's powers, so that they would not be usurped by Parliament
• (C) primarily in an effort to gain more votes from their dissatisfied political supporters
• (D) with the foremost intent of achieving a greater level of profit from the system already in place
• (E) as an endeavor predicated upon the ultimate aim of achieving national sovereignty and independence