america switched from tea to coffee in 1773.
when did america switch from tea to coffee?
1773
the first record of tea in english came from a letter written by richard wickham, who ran an east india company office in japan, writing to a merchant in macao requesting "the best sort of chaw" in 1615. peter mundy, a traveller and merchant who came across tea in fujian in 1637, wrote, ""chaa" – only water with a kind of herb boyled in it ". tea was sold in a coffee house in london in 1657, samuel pepys tasted tea in 1660, and catherine of braganza took the tea-drinking habit to the british court when she married charles ii in 1662. tea, however, was not widely consumed in britain until the 18th century, and remained expensive until the latter part of that period. british drinkers preferred to add sugar and milk to black tea, and black tea overtook green tea in popularity in the 1720s. tea smuggling during the 18th century led to the general public being able to afford and consume tea. the british government removed the tax on tea, thereby eliminating the smuggling trade by 1785. in britain and ireland, tea was initially consumed as a luxury item on special occasions, such as religious festivals, wakes, and domestic work gatherings. the price of tea in europe fell steadily during the 19th century, especially after indian tea began to arrive in large quantities; by the late 19th century tea had become an everyday beverage for all levels of society. the popularity of tea also informed a number of historical events – the tea act of 1773 provoked the boston tea party that escalated into the american revolution. the need to address the issue of british trade deficit caused by the manchu emperor kangxi who proclaimed that “china was the center of the world, possessing everything they could ever want or need and banned foreign products from being sold in china!” he also decreed in 1685 “that all goods bought from china must be paid for in silver coin or bullion.” this caused all other nation's traders to find some other product, opium, to sell to china to earn back the silver they were required to paid for tea, jade and silk. later, chinese government attempts to curtail the trade in opium with out relaxing trade restrictions on foreign goods, resulted in the opium wars.
tea
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bullet::::- kesar milk – saffron-flavoured milk





























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bullet::::- sugandha milk





























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bullet::::- indian filter coffee – a sweet milky coffee made from dark roasted coffee beans (70–80%) and chicory (20–30%)





























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bullet::::- assam tea





























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bullet::::- darjeeling tea





























bullet::::- balma green tea





























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bullet::::- irani chai





























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bullet::::- nilgiri tea





























bullet::::- tulsi tea





























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