Select the three reasons that some of the colonists gave for not supporting the revolution. england could not be defeated. england had agreed to some of the colonists demands for self-government. the colonies needed the protection of british troops. the cost of independence would be too high in human lives. the boycotts had been effective enough that no war was necessary. american colonists refused to fight english troops, only hessians.

England Could not be defeated is something most colonists believed. After all, if it was not for the support of the French, the United States probably would have been a British colony for quite some time.

The Colonies needed the protection of British Troops- Who else is going to help protect America from foreign invasion.

The cost of independence would be too high in human lives. 
Many colonists relied on Britain for imports such as paper, glass, tea.