401 Tea, Boycotts, and Revolution

During the early days of the American Revolution, British Americans attempted to sway their fellow Britons with consumer politics. In 1768 and 1769, they organized a non-consumption movement of British goods to protest the Townshend Duties. In 1774, they arranged a non-importation and non-exportation movement to protest the Tea Act and Coercive Acts. Why did the colonists protest the Tea Act and Coercive Acts? Why did they chose to protest those acts with the consumer politics of a non-importation/non-exportation program? James Fichter, the author of Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773-1776, joins us to explore the Tea Crisis of 1773 and the resulting non-importation/non-exportation movement the colonists organized after Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/401 REQUEST A TOPIC 📨  Topic Request Form  📫  [e-mail]  WHEN YOU'RE READY  🗞️ BFW History Behind the Headlines Newsletter  👩‍💻  Join the BFW Listener Community  LISTEN 🎧 🍎  Apple Podcasts   💚  Spotify   🎶  Amazon Music   🛜 Pandora   CONNECT 🦋  Liz on Bluesky  👩‍💻  Liz on LinkedIn  🛜  Liz’s Website  SAY THANKS 💜  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts  💚  Leave a rating on Spotify  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices