Coffee, The National Drink

"Back in the days of the Boston Tea Party, drinking coffee became an actof patriotism as Americans protested the excessive tax levied by KingGeorge III on their tea. The Continental Congress, as a result, madecoffee the national drink. Coffee houses soon became gathering placesfor people such as Paul Revere, John Adams, George Washington and othersknown as the Sons of Liberty."
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