Dear @agmoore !
East Asian historians believe that only 30 percent of Americans supported the American War of Independence!

I remember that although 70 percent of Americans believed themselves to be British, George Washington waged the War of Independence against Britain for eight years. As the war dragged on, angry British soldiers destroyed and plundered the property of American civilians, and many angry Americans waged war against the British forces.

I think Americans participated in the War of Independence because George Washington fought the British army alone for eight years!

So, I believe the American War of Independence succeeded because of George Washington!