Deeper truths for young adults
…the other outcome was less tea. The ascent of coffee. Plus more anger, more defiance, and, eventually––the worst outcome of all for the British––the engagement of colonial women in the struggle for independence.
Food and disease were the two biggest life-issues in the 1790s, bigger than concepts of liberty and more significant than war.
“There’s no such thing as a dumb question.” If you feel puzzled or confused, even if you can’t exactly say what your question is, it’s still worth pursuing.