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Posted On: June 26th 2025, 12:21 pm
American History Episode 16:
“Made in America” started as a revolution.
In 1767, Britain taxed everything from paper to tea — so the colonies stopped buying anything.
Homemade cloth. Herbal tea. A spending freeze that tanked British exports by 40%.
One tax survived.
And it would blow the harbor wide open.
🧵 Tag someone who would’ve worn homespun.
Follow along for more!
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#AmericanOrigins #NotYourGovTeacher #USHistory #WhyAmerica #AgeOfExploration #America250
#HistoryDeepDive #AmericanBeginnings #americanrevolution
#NotYourGovTeacher #AmericanOrigins #USHistory #FreedomAndContradiction #christianboy #gym #gymboy #lifting #congressionalacts
“Made in America” started as a revolution.
In 1767, Britain taxed everything from paper to tea — so the colonies stopped buying anything.
Homemade cloth. Herbal tea. A spending freeze that tanked British exports by 40%.
One tax survived.
And it would blow the harbor wide open.
🧵 Tag someone who would’ve worn homespun.
Follow along for more!
.
.
.
#AmericanOrigins #NotYourGovTeacher #USHistory #WhyAmerica #AgeOfExploration #America250
#HistoryDeepDive #AmericanBeginnings #americanrevolution
#NotYourGovTeacher #AmericanOrigins #USHistory #FreedomAndContradiction #christianboy #gym #gymboy #lifting #congressionalacts
Comments (6)
a year agothemartinacuna
Can you please make a podcast? Really enjoying the series @notyourgovteacher
a year agobj.wtf
the british: technically it’s not a new tax the colonists: technically go to hell the harbor: mmm. bohea.
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