Read the following inference. Patriots succeeded in convincing others to support the American Revolution.

Which sentence from the article provides the BEST support for the statement above?

A Patriots believed that revolution would merely flare up at a later date.
B Those who supported Britain might have felt a deep sense of loyalty and patriotism to the mother country.
C As the conflict dragged on, however, patriots won the war of propaganda.
D Patriots publicly humiliated loyalists and encouraged violence against them.