Which segments of the population of the British colonies in North America were in favor of independence from England?

The aristocratic strata of the population, who owned considerable land plots from England, the clergy, a large number of officials from the administration of the colonies, a separate part of the merchants who had a close relationship with the ranks of England, opposed the granting of independence to the colonies. They belonged to the royalists. The rest of the population of the colonies regarded themselves as patriots, fighters for independence.