In Boston, American patriots of the "Sons of Liberty" boarded three ships laden with tea and, in protest of the new Tea Tax, dumped it overboard into the harbor. Contrary to popular belief only a few of the Americans were dressed as Mohawk Indians but their actions are cited as one of the earliest signs of the coming War of Independence.
"Dumping it overboard made the tea undrinkable; even for Americans"
I was in Boston once and at the hotel buffet when I asked if they had tea, she returned with a teabag floating in lukewarm water. I was only 12 at the time and i only realised later that she was being a smartass, or maybe the Americans really don't have a clue how to make a cup of tea!
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