This tea never came near England. Legitimate tea was imported direct fron India, with tax applied. The EIC had a tariff-free licence to import cheaper tea.
The smugglers paid no tax, and pocketed the profit. This was undercut by the tariff-free tea.
As to how it tied in to the revolution, it didn’t. It wasn’t until 1820 that the tea party became a “thing” by being featured in a jingoistic children’s book. Prior to this it was a minor incident of criminal damage (later leading to serious damage when they burned ships in another port) and was an embarrassing event people tried to forget.
This tea never came near England. Legitimate tea was imported direct fron India, with tax applied. The EIC had a tariff-free licence to import cheaper tea.
The smugglers paid no tax, and pocketed the profit. This was undercut by the tariff-free tea.
As to how it tied in to the revolution, it didn’t. It wasn’t until 1820 that the tea party became a “thing” by being featured in a jingoistic children’s book. Prior to this it was a minor incident of criminal damage (later leading to serious damage when they burned ships in another port) and was an embarrassing event people tried to forget.
EIC?
East India Company.
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