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The history of American teas doesn't truly begin until the 1650s when Dutch merchants started trading with the new world. It is said that the very first tea to ever come to the United States was brought by a colonist named Peter Stuyvesant. But I don't know if we will ever know for sure. Tea was well accepted in the American colonies where it even became more popular than in England!

In the 1800s, tea started arriving more regularly in America and it very quickly became a favored drink. In New York and Boston, it was not uncommon to find "tea houses." In these places, tea was sold to the general public.

It was at about that time that the British Empire - needing revenues - decided to tax the tea supply being shipped to the colonies. As you well know, this was not well received at all! This decision so angered the American settlers that they decided to boycott the tea in protest.

Whenever British ships arrived - laden with tea - the American settlers would force the ships to leave without unloading their goods. You are well aware of the most famous event surrounding this tea boycott called the "Boston Tea Party."

During the Boston Tea Party, a group of American colonists - dressed as Indians - boarded one of the British ships anchored in Boston harbor. They then proceeded to throw hundreds of crates of tea into the sea. Needless to say, England was not pleased and it retaliated swiftly by sending military forces to Boston and shutting it down. This event marked the beginning of the American revolution.

But no worries, drinking tea has once again become a peaceful event and a popular one at that!

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