Breakfast tea, a strong black tea blend often associated with English tradition, held both cultural and political weight in colonial America, where tea drinking was a widespread social custom inherited from Britain. By the mid-18th century, tea had become a staple in American households, symbolizing refinement and connection to the British Empire. However, it also became a flashpoint of resistance during rising tensions with Britain, particularly after the Tea Act of 1773, which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
