The United States of America has been a coffee drinking nation since independence. America’s relationship with tea has been tenuous since 46 tons of it was destroyed in 1773 during an anti-British protest known as the Boston Tea Party. How important was tea to colonial America? Was the Boston Tea Party the event that pushed the new nation towards coffee? Would America be a coffee nation if the Boston Tea Party never happened? In this BevGeek video, we’ll look for answers to these questions.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:35 Background
5:46 The Boston Tea Party
10:07 Did the Boston Tea Party Lead the United States to Stop Drinking Tea?
13:08 Would the United States Drink Tea Today if the Boston Tea Party Never Happened?
17:12 Conclusion

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