The Revolution also unleashed powerful political, social, and economic forces that would transform the post-Revolution politics and society, including increased participation in politics and governance, the legal institutionalization of religious toleration, and the growth and diffusion of the population.
3 Revolutionary War Facts and Figures
• 2,165,076 British colonists lived in North America during the war.
• 20 percent of these colonists remained loyal to Great Britain.
• The British had 133,000 troops. ...
