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Boston Tea Party | 1. Tea and taxes

Boston Tea Party | 1. Tea and taxes

Benjamin Carp, Sarah Churchwell and Sarah Purcell delve into the colonial grievances that were growing in the wake of the Seven Years’ War

Elinor Evans

Published: December 14, 2023 at 7:40 AM

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How did tea become such an incendiary issue in late 18th-century Boston? To understand this, we need to travel back at least a decade. Joined by experts Benjamin Carp, Sarah Churchwell and Sarah Purcell, we delve into the colonial grievances that were growing in the wake of the Seven Years’ War, and get closer to the unrest in colonial New England.

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