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The Drink of 1776
2023
Overview
The tea ban fit uneasily in an Association that banned other goods based on where they came from, not what they were. In wartime, trade with Europe was more necessary than ever—to get arms and ammunition, manufactured goods, and other supplies. Since tea could be smuggled in from Europe without affecting the Association’s anti-parliamentary posture, the boycotts on tea and Britain might be separated. Merchants with capital tied up in unsellable tea chaffed at the tea ban. They did not debate this in the newspapers; they lobbied Congress, arguing that allowing them to sell existing tea supplies would free
Publisher
Cornell University Press
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ISBN
9781501773211, 1501773216
