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In the discussion thread: 20% of colonists supported the British during the Revolutionary War. [View all]

Sat May 9, 2020, 05:38 PM

15. Revolution

That checks out to me. Years ago I read that with any revolution in history, roughly 25% supported it. A quarter supports change, a quarter wants to keep status quo, a quarter doesn’t care because they’re too busy earning a living, and a quarter doesn’t care because they’re not informed well enough (ie: living I’m more remote areas).

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
20% of colonists supported the British during the Revolutionary War. [View all]	byronius	May 2020	OP
Yes, but 245 years later it's no longer a new experiment.	Turbineguy	May 2020	#1
Actually, the figure was probably higher for loyalists in North America in the 1770's.	NNadir	May 2020	#2
I'm not so sure I would have supported the revolution.	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#3
Your point is well taken. Slavery was definitely an issue. It's in the Declaration.	NNadir	May 2020	#6
You're certainly right about America's influence	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#10
One of the worst replies I have ever seen on here.	Celerity	May 2020	#22
So you are saying that America was NOT the influence of many anti colonizational movements?	SQUEE	May 2020	#24
I am saying the reality on balance has been slathered in the blood of innocents, with the actual	Celerity	May 2020	#25
Whatever works for you.	SQUEE	May 2020	#27
So you'e okay with the concept of taxation without representation?	whathehell	May 2020	#11
We have taxation without representation here.	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#13
Oh please.	whathehell	May 2020	#14
Their taxes weren't that bad.	LuvNewcastle	May 2020	#16
I'm sorry, but that's simply not true.	whathehell	May 2020	#19
Their taxes weren't that bad?	shockey80	May 2020	#21
It was also a big deal when you did not,	whathehell	May 2020	#37
The King still had undemocratic authority in England	edhopper	May 2020	#23
Yes I know..	whathehell	May 2020	#28
So the idea that paying taxes	edhopper	May 2020	#29
No. The king's powers were limited by Parliament	whathehell	May 2020	#33
The king didn't have complete authority -- Parliament held the purse strings.	whathehell	May 2020	#30
True	edhopper	May 2020	#31
The issue of whether GB could be called a "democracy' at the time	whathehell	May 2020	#34
And i am saying it wasn't really democratic representation in GB either.	edhopper	May 2020	#35
And again, I am saying that the colonists of that time were not	whathehell	May 2020	#36
Well	edhopper	May 2020	#38
Huh?	whathehell	May 2020	#39
Kind of condescending	edhopper	May 2020	#40
Sorry,	whathehell	May 2020	#41
Some of my relatives were loyalists.	roamer65	May 2020	#4
"They should have stayed there"	whathehell	May 2020	#7
Nope.	roamer65	May 2020	#17
Riiiiight	whathehell	May 2020	#18
That's where my Loyalist ancestors	shanti	May 2020	#32
I've always thought that Republicans would have been on the side of the British...	somaticexperiencing	May 2020	#5
Of course they would.	Grins	May 2020	#8
Not sure	TheFarseer	May 2020	#20
20% were patriots. 20% were loyalists	Ex Lurker	May 2020	#9
No, it was more like 35 to 40 percent were patriots.	whathehell	May 2020	#12
Revolution	2golddogs	May 2020	#15
The American Revolution has been my favorite subject to read about.	shockey80	May 2020	#26

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