Not so. In the colonies before the revolution, as Britain increased the level of usurpations/abuses, the colonists increased the level of disobedience. All along they continued their efforts to work through the British parliament. All to no avail, of course, but they did try.
The final abuses mentioned in the Declaration of Independence were regarding the lives of the colonists being unjustly taken by the crown, either through their own soldiers or covertly through schemes with the AmerIndians.
When unjust deaths/murders started, the revolution started.
Finally, SamuraiScot is correct that the period of civil disobedience builds popular support as they see the injustice of the attacks by the government on its own people.
The Tea Party brought it home to loyalist and non loyalists together..
dressed as indians.. if they had Molitov Cocktails..
it could have been much different..
damn indians committed NOT civil disobedience BUT ESPIONAGE..
their “tribe” was a foreign givernment.. damn savages..