How Was The American Revolution Conservative

There are arguments that the American Revolution was a radical movement, meaning that it making economic, political, or social changes of a sweeping or extreme nature, but it was conservative. Conservative means to be in favor of preserving the status quo and traditional values and customs, and against abrupt change. The colonists went to war with Brittan because they would not change the corrupt monarchy after the British soldiers shot civilians. The change on America was slow and gradual and took time for it to be rid with what need to be changed. The colonists had to pay taxes to the British who needed them to support their army defending British colonies against the French, Spanish and Native Americans. This led to general discontent