Why did slaves support the British? What percentage of colonists remained loyal to the British? (For the most part, none of them were imprisoned. Remember this when we study the French Revolution in the near future.)

Slaves supported the British in the Revolutionary War because the British promised that any slaves willing to fight for Parliament would be given freedom and equal rights. 20% of the colonist population were still loyal to the British power, and were named Loyalists.

Explanation:

popular sovereignty   influenced the declaration of independence because the colonists wanted to have freedom to do they wanted so they put into writing