Coffee became popular in the US after the Boston Tea Party

Nowadays, American loves coffee! We can clearly see that by looking at the number of coffee drinkers and coffee shops in the US. According to WGRZ, over 60% of New Yorkers are coffee drinkers and, 60% of them drink more than one cup every day. Even on an island of less than 23 square miles - MaManhattan, there are currently 240 Starbucks shops! However, the popularity of this drink did not start if there was not a series of events called "The Boston Tea Party".

Prior to these events, the majority of American colonialists were tea drinkers, as the British drank tea, and they import mostly tea to America. However, in 1773, after the British placed heavy taxes on tea, the Americans had a negative reaction toward this beverage and organized several events known as "The Boston Tea Party" to protest against the tax. One of the biggest protests of The Boston Tea Party occurred when hundreds of imported chests of tea were thrown into the sea. Stopped drinking tea, Americans started to drink coffee, and this drink has gained popularity ever since. To this day, it became known that The Boston Tea Party is one of the most impactful political protests in history.