[panaxanax]

“Besides, it only took 3% to do it the first time.”
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Actually, it was more like 30% (not 3%) that favored independence from England’s rule.

“Most historians estimate that only about 30-40 percent of the colonists were Patriots. Approximately 30-40 percent were loyal to the British (”Loyalists” or “Tories”). And the rest, about 30-35 percent did not really care who won (”Neutrals”).”

http://www.unpopulartruth.com/2009/04/american-revolutionary-war-was-not-won.html

[Windflier]

Actually, it was more like 30% (not 3%) that favored independence from England’s rule.

True. The famous '3%' refers to those who actually fired at the British in anger. One of my ancestors was in that number.