The popular pleasure gardens of Ranelagh and Vauxhall in London began serving tea around 1730. An evening of dancing and watching fireworks would be capped by tea. The concept caught on, and soon Tea Gardens opened all over Britain. Usually the gardens were opened on Saturday and Sunday, and an afternoon of entertainment and dancing would be highlighted by serving tea. With high tea imports became a large increase in the demand for porcelain. The demand for tea cup, pots and dishes increased to go along with this popular new drink.
In the mid-eighteen century, between the time of lunch and supper, some women began to eat dessert, drink tea together, which was described as examples among other people. From upper class to civilian society, tea became more and more popular and formed the feature of British tea culture. Unlike Chinese people, British like to drink tea regularly and timely. After working and studying for a long time, they usually stop to rest for 15 to 20 minutes, drink a cup of tea, and eat some dessert. This is Britain’s unchangeable tea break. The British government raised revenue through high import duties and heavy excise taxes on tea.
Because of extensive smuggling, especially between 1723 and 1745 when taxes were at their highest, there is no way to measure accurately the amount of tea imported by the North American colonies. The illegal trade in tea, much of it from Holland, must have been sizeable, given that almost every ship the British seized or examined for smuggling included tea in its cargo. In 1773, attempts to bring tea into the colonies resulted in a series of "tea parties" in Annapolis, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston. The efforts of revolutionaries to halt the tea trade never fully succeeded, however. In 1775, the British exported 739,569 pounds of tea to the colonies.
In the mid-eighteen century, between the time of lunch and supper, some women began to eat dessert, drink tea together, which was described as examples among other people. From upper class to civilian society, tea became more and more popular and formed the feature of British tea culture. Unlike Chinese people, British like to drink tea regularly and timely. After working and studying for a long time, they usually stop to rest for 15 to 20 minutes, drink a cup of tea, and eat some dessert. This is Britain’s unchangeable tea break. The British government raised revenue through high import duties and heavy excise taxes on tea.
Because of extensive smuggling, especially between 1723 and 1745 when taxes were at their highest, there is no way to measure accurately the amount of tea imported by the North American colonies. The illegal trade in tea, much of it from Holland, must have been sizeable, given that almost every ship the British seized or examined for smuggling included tea in its cargo. In 1773, attempts to bring tea into the colonies resulted in a series of "tea parties" in Annapolis, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston. The efforts of revolutionaries to halt the tea trade never fully succeeded, however. In 1775, the British exported 739,569 pounds of tea to the colonies.
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