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I have heard two different thoughts on this: 1) it was evenly divided 1/3 loyalist, 1/3 supporting revolution, 1/3 indifferent; AND 2) 25% loyalist; 15% supporting revolution, 60% indifferent.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoJohn Adams claimed that approximately one-third of the population of the colonies were Loyalists. However, this number was probably a bit skewed because he did not include people who were neutral.
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∙ 13y agoIn direct opposition were the Loyalists or Tories who amounted to about 20% of the Colonial population. Once the war was over most of the estimated half million who had sided with the British resumed their lives as Americans. Some estimate that at least 60,000 American Loyalists became instant Canadians.
One group was officially neutral in the matter, and that was the Quaker residents whose position was simply based on opposition to war in any form. Their stated membership at that time was about 5% of the colonial population.
The remaining 75% are ranked as supporters but it is quite unlikely that they were all dedicated to revolt. Many people in this group would be considered as unenthusiastic at best.
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∙ 15y agoSome of the British did not openly oppose the war. They just suggested against it, so-as an answer-5%.
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∙ 10y agoThe figure shifted throughout the war. Adams estimated a third, but it was probably closer to a fourth or a fifth.
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∙ 14y agoOne third.
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∙ 14y agoone third
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∙ 14y ago90 percent
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Who Supported the Ten Percent plan?
lincoln
About how many Americans would remain faithful to the British crown through the course of the Revolution?
About one third or 1/3
Is it a fact that only about 33 percent of the colonists actually supported the fight for independence during the Revolutionary War?
It is a debatable fact since the number of Loyalists would have included those wary of antagonizing their Patriot neighbors. However, it is doubtful that the Colonial Army could have survived without the support of the majority of the residents of the respective colonies. There were probably an equal number of businesses within the British-controlled areas that dared not openly support independence.
The African American population of cities in the northern states increased during the American revolution?
increases great migration
What was the highest percent paid tax in 1918?
77 percent
What percent of the colonists actually supported the fight for Independence during the American Revolutionary War A Only 33 B 67 C 91 D 58 percent?
True, only 33 percent of the colonists actually supported the fight for Independence during the American Revolutionary War.
What percent of the American population was either killed in the American Revolution?
1 percent of the poulation
What is the porportion of Americans that suported the revoultionary war?
40 to 45 percent of colonists were Patriots, colonists who supported the Revolutionary War. 20 to 30 percent were Loyalists, colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain. The rest were neutral.
How many African American soldiers fought on the American side during the American revolution?
About ten percent of the American soldiers were black.
One percent of the American population died during the American Revolution If the US were to lose one percent of its population today the death toll would be?
it would be 3115920
What was the percentage loyalist population?
Loyalist made up about twenty percent of the population during the American Revolution.
American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won?
Before and during the American Revolution, those American colonists who were determined to fight the British until independence was won were known as Patriots. By contrast, the Loyalists were those colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown, while quite a number of other colonists did not take sides in the conflict.
What percent of colonists lived in towns or cities?
what percent of the colonists lived in towns or cities in the 1700s
What percent of the patriots were loyalist?
About one third of the American colonists were loyal to the king of England. One third were in favor of war, and about one third were neutral.
Who Supported the Ten Percent plan?
lincoln
About 25 percent of Canadians are what?
descended from French colonists
What percent of the nation was involved in the revolution?
65%
