TeaVolution

The American TeaVolution In 1773, the British colonies in America were under the rule of the crown. The mad king, George III, imposed harsh taxes on his subjects, especially on tea. A group of rebellious colonists decided that they had enough! In an eventknown as The Boston Tea Party, they sneaked onto a cargo ship teapigs and threw the valuable tea into Boston Harbour. This act of defiance would trigger the American Revolution which saw the birth of a new nation independent of home rule. Tea was a symbol of the British loyalists, the Americans decided that they should avoid it, lest they fall back under the rule of the crown. They turned to Coffee for their daily pick-me-up. This became their national beverage, while tea was banished from their shores! The crafty Brits though, knew that they would get fed-up of coffee, and start to crave tea again. TEA TEA AVERAGE CONSUMPTION GALLONS PER YEAR 48 28 TEA IS EXPECTED 23 TO 40'S NOW OUTSELL S,08 COFFEE BY 2020 51%59% OF AMERICANS DRINK TEA COFFEE EVERY DAY THE USA NOW IMPORTS TEA COFFEE COFFEE $4 BILLION $2.2 BILLION OF TEA EVERY YEAR OF COFFEE WHAT TEA IS DRUNK IN THE IN THE SAU BLACK 85% GREEN 14% OTHER BLACK 83% GREEN 16% OTHER 1% 1% OUR DRINKING HABITS ARE SIMILAR BUT....... 85% OF TEA CONSUMED IS 00000000000000.0. teapigs .co.UK ICED. IN THE USA 000000.. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO AGREE TO BE DIFFERENT wwW.TEAPIGS.CO.UK teapigs