How did revolutionary leaders convince poor colonists to back the American Revolution?

by jadenx2
lordofthejelly

Did the poor colonists support the revolution more than others? What was the demographic breakdown between revolutionaries, loyalists, and people who just didn't care?

Jackissocool

Addendum question that might answer OP's: Is it true that there was a radical left movement in the revolution that was suppressed by the Founding Fathers? That there was a movement of true egalitarians who were co-opted by the now famous founders who used the mass appeal of that rhetoric to push their more elitist, class based goals?

Basically, is this article true?