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minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoAnd to think, the Boston Tea Party was over the modern equivalent of a $1.40 per pound tax on tea.
minus-squarecubism_pitta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 days agoCost of tea had very little to do with the Boston Tea Party. After taxes on the tea were applied it was still the cheapest tea had ever been in the colonies
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoOnly payable in British currency, not colonial paper money.
And to think, the Boston Tea Party was over the modern equivalent of a $1.40 per pound tax on tea.
Cost of tea had very little to do with the Boston Tea Party.
After taxes on the tea were applied it was still the cheapest tea had ever been in the colonies
Only payable in British currency, not colonial paper money.