There is something that you should never do with a devout “tea drinker.” That is mess with their tea. Tea drinkers are profoundly serious about how they like their tea. Whether their preference is with lemon, sugar, honey, cream, or the vast array of what people enjoy adding to their beverage. This is sacred among tea connoisseurs around the globe. This in turn, brings us to the well-known incident that happened in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The fledgling new continent of America was in bitter turmoil with the King of England. England was taxing the newfound colonies, with various taxes and restrictions that were purely based in England’s interests. The colonists at the time, were being forced to pay an array of taxes, which were only being focused on them. The people in England, did not have to pay such taxes and the colonists were becoming disgusted with such. To compound the situation further, the colonists had no say as to what happened to them in England. This was known as “taxation without representation.” In short, pay your bill and do not say a word. The colonies were becoming a volatile powder keg, and it was only going to be a matter of time before something would happen to ignite the fuse.

The preferred drink of the colonist’s was tea. England began to realize that the colonies were consuming a lot of tea and what better way to get extra money, than to increase the tax on the product. Furthermore, the East India Company, which was the supplier of the tea, was becoming rich as being the only purveyor of tea in the colonies. The scene was set. The colonists were being forced to pay more for their favorite beverage. The East India Company formed a monopoly where they were the only game in town and set the price. The King of England had no interests in the pleas of the people in the new colonies and the colonists had no say as to how they should live. The result was the Boston Tea Party. On the night of December 16, 1773, sixty American colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and threw three hundred and forty-two chests of East India Tea, into the Boston harbor. They were protesting their hatred of “taxation without representation,” to the King of England. The message was heard loud and clear and King George took notice. 

The result of this act was seen as an act against the King, as the East India Company was acting in the “interests of the King.” The result being, the American Revolution. The thoughts and interests of the colonists were answered as the people were now speaking directly to the King. If King George would not listen to their pleas, he would surely listen to their actions. The thoughts and interests of the King was that how dare these peasants’ revolt against England. England is here to protect them, and they should be grateful that the King is doing so. They only must pay their fair share and besides, they are only the rabble of society. They should be happy. The American Revolution separated the colonies from the largest power on the face of the Earth at the time. The tea lovers message came across loud and clear, “don’t mess with our tea.”