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Numbers vary on source, but only about 10% of the population supported rebellion at the onset of the war. The driving force of the revolution was wholesalers and warehousers who were being crushed by the taxes. Farmers did not buy paper or other finished goods being imported and taxed so they did not care.
Revolutions always start with a few, the general mass is always lethargic. The French Revolution was months old by the March to Versailles, an it was probably the fastest/most decisive I know off.
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That's an excellent point and it goes a long way to explaining the number of brutal leaders/governments we see throughout history.