. (Remember that the Revolutionary War had only minority support in the beginning, something like 10%.)
It was actually about 3% of the population that actively supported the US revolution, with about 30% of the population as 'fellow travelers', another 30% were loyalists to the crown of England, and the rest really didn't care either way.
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-three-percenter.html