Help with history discussion question

>>1846330
5% took part in the revolution, 10% supported it without acting, 4% were active loyalist and 81% hated the revolution but didnt act

>>1846330
Like 20 to a quarter were loyalists and about 80,000 left after the war to the British Empire. The patriots made up a minority of the population. Most people just wanted to get by.

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>>1846330
About a third were loyalist while another third where neutral. The patriots effectively suppressed both groups in the years before the first shots were fired. Most of the regiments of loyalists fought against the patriots where recruited by the British from territory they captured. Also do your own research you lazy faggit.

>>1846330
Also the revolution was in a whole perpetuated because of the colonial wealthy to achieve greater status.

There was a glass ceiling for those born in the colonies.

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>>1846359
I could, but this is more fun, don't you think?

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I appreciate the responses so far, though it seems everybody has a different answer about what percentage of the people were loyalists, haha.

Maybe this wasn't the best idea.

The local financial/intelligentsia elites had specific financial interests in independence. Keeping tax revenue state-side and making political decisions themselves (instead of being merely intermediary council bodies). Washington was fairly illiberal if you read his personal letters. He was a relatively new immigrant, and most certainly identified with British culture. He had very little interest in the stupid rabble having any input in governing themselves. He just didn't want colonial minders in London taxing his black African booty harem.

Needless to say, a large portion of the population didn't see any stake in a fight for independence. Keep in mind that tax-paying was not like today... back then, quite a lot of it would be by necessity what we'd now call grey market or under the table stuff. Only elites (merchant class, basically) had any interest in tax squabbles.

>>1846359
I'm Canadian, one of my ancestors was a loyalist. He was German but had been living in Pennsylvania for nearly 15 years when war broke out. When Hessian mercenaries showed up in his backyard, he decided to join them. He was a bit older (early 30s), and worked in some quartermaster detachment, organizing food raids or doling out socks or rum and shit. Got land in Canada as a reward.

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>>1846407
Thanks for the time you took to write that!