Why were some american colonists calling for independence? check all that apply: a) the colonists no longer wanted to practice english customs. b) britain refused to support the colonial government any longer. c) the colonists were being taxed without their consent. d) britain had imposed unfair trade rules.

Options C) and D) are correct because one of the main reasons the colonist wanted Independence was because they felt like they were given 'taxation without representation'. That explains option C, and for option D , the British were unjust in the rules they made towards the colonists, therefore making the colonists call for Independence.

d) a constitutional amendment

religion played a major role in the american revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the british--an assurance to the average american that revolution was justified in the sight of god. the revolution strengthened millennialist strains in american.