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Coffee's Role in American Revolution

Updated 2026-07-03 09:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

Coffee played a significant role in the American Revolution. Colonial Americans were drinking coffee long before the Boston Tea Party or the war for independence, with establishments serving as centers of revolutionary thought.

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Colonial Americans were drinking coffee long before they dumped tea into Boston Harbor or fought a war for independence. The establishments that served it were already brewing revolutionary ideas.
2026-07-03 09:00 UTC
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