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	==History==		==History==
	===Middle Ages===		===Middle Ages===
	With the establishment of the [[Silk Road]], tea was diffused by [[merchant]]s from the Far East to the [[Middle East]]. In 870 CE, the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] introduced the beverage to his [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Frankish brethren]] [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] when they met in [[Antioch]].<ref name="Silk Road"/>		With the establishment of the [[Silk Road]], tea was diffused by [[merchant]]s from the Far East to the [[Middle East]]. In 870 CE, the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] introduced the beverage to his [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Frankish brethren]] [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] when they met in [[Antioch]].<ref name="Silk Road"/>

	===Colonial era===		===Colonial era===

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Culture and society]]		[[Category:Culture and society]]
	[[Category:Food]]		[[Category:Food]]

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	During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>		During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>

	In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in ~~the~~ [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />		In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />

	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]

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	During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>		During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>

	In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper ~~to buy~~, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />		In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />

	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]

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	During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>		During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>

	In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made ~~the~~ tea cheaper to buy, increasing the ~~East India Company~~'s profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />		In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper to buy, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />

	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]

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	==History==		==History==
	===Middle Ages===		===Middle Ages===
	With the establishment of the [[Silk Road]], tea was diffused by ~~the~~ [[merchant]]s from the Far East to the [[Middle East]]. In 870 CE, the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] introduced the beverage to his [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Frankish brethren]] [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] when they met in [[Antioch]].<ref name="Silk Road"/>		With the establishment of the [[Silk Road]], tea was diffused by [[merchant]]s from the Far East to the [[Middle East]]. In 870 CE, the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] introduced the beverage to his [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Frankish brethren]] [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] when they met in [[Antioch]].<ref name="Silk Road"/>

	===Colonial era===		===Colonial era===

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	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]
	The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event ~~was~~ remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>		The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event would be remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>

	The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>

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	When the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] visited [[Macau]] in 1725 during his search for [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] in Asia, he was offered {{Wiki\|black tea}} by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] merchant [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]] during a meeting at her estate, the [[Mandarin's House]]. Edward disliked the tea's bitter taste and suggested adding [[sugar]] or milk to the beverage, only for Lee to respond that "boorish Westerners" like him did not know the first thing about tea.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>		When the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] visited [[Macau]] in 1725 during his search for [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] in Asia, he was offered {{Wiki\|black tea}} by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] merchant [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]] during a meeting at her estate, the [[Mandarin's House]]. Edward disliked the tea's bitter taste and suggested adding [[sugar]] or milk to the beverage, only for Lee to respond that "boorish Westerners" like him did not know the first thing about tea.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>

	During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and ~~was forced~~ to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>		During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>

	In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made the tea cheaper to buy, increasing the East India Company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />		In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made the tea cheaper to buy, increasing the East India Company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />

	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]
	The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India ~~company~~'s ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event was remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>		The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event was remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>

	The Colonial Assassins organized ~~other~~ Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to ~~defy the~~ British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	===Victorian era===		===Victorian era===

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	The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event was remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>		The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event was remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>

	The Colonial Assassins organized other Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to defy the British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary~~. Connor~~ sold it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The Colonial Assassins organized other Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to defy the British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	===Victorian era===		===Victorian era===

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	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]
	The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event ~~was~~ remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>		The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event would be remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>

	The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>

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	When the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] visited [[Macau]] in 1725 during his search for [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] in Asia, he was offered {{Wiki\|black tea}} by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] merchant [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]] during a meeting at her estate, the [[Mandarin's House]]. Edward disliked the tea's bitter taste and suggested adding [[sugar]] or milk to the beverage, only for Lee to respond that "boorish Westerners" like him did not know the first thing about tea.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>		When the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] visited [[Macau]] in 1725 during his search for [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] in Asia, he was offered {{Wiki\|black tea}} by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] merchant [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]] during a meeting at her estate, the [[Mandarin's House]]. Edward disliked the tea's bitter taste and suggested adding [[sugar]] or milk to the beverage, only for Lee to respond that "boorish Westerners" like him did not know the first thing about tea.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>

	During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and ~~was forced~~ to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>		During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>

	In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made the tea cheaper to buy, increasing the East India Company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />		In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] approved the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made the tea cheaper to buy, increasing the East India Company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' Governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in the [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />

	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]
	The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India ~~company~~'s ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event was remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>		The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event was remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>

	The Colonial Assassins organized ~~other~~ Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to ~~defy the~~ British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	===Victorian era===		===Victorian era===

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	{{Quote\|This tea was brought to me from India by a ship, then, up from the harbor to a factory, where it was packaged and ferried by carriage to my door, unpacked in the larder and brought upstairs to me.\|Crawford Starrick expounding on tea, 1868.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Overdose}}		{{Quote\|This tea was brought to me from India by a ship, then, up from the harbor to a factory, where it was packaged and ferried by carriage to my door, unpacked in the larder and brought upstairs to me.\|Crawford Starrick expounding on tea, 1868.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Overdose}}
	[[File:ACFT - Teacup.png\|thumb\|180px\|A cup of tea]]		[[File:ACFT - Teacup.png\|thumb\|180px\|A cup of tea]]
	'''Tea''' or '''chai''' is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to [[Asia\|East Asia]]. Famous for its stimulating effect, tea was also used for recreational purposes, leading to the establishment of teahouses where individuals could meet while drinking tea.<ref name="Silk Road">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]''</ref>		'''Tea''', or '''''chai''''', is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to [[Asia\|East Asia]]. Famous for its stimulating effect, tea was also used for recreational purposes, leading to the establishment of teahouses where individuals could meet while drinking tea.<ref name="Silk Road">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>		During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>

	In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] ~~approved~~ the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia~~]] and [[New York City~~]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' ~~Governor~~ [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />		In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]] passed the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />

	[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]		[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]
	The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event would be remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>		The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo into the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event would be remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps toward the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>

	The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)\|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)\|Crafting]]</ref>
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	===Victorian era===		===Victorian era===
	[[File:ACS Overdose 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Crawford Starrick drinking a cup of tea]]		[[File:ACS Overdose 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Crawford Starrick drinking a cup of tea]]
	Tea remained a part of British culture ~~through to~~ the modern age, serving as a beverage during social events or on a more individual level. During the [[Victorian era]], the Templar entrepreneur [[Crawford Starrick]] entered the tea trade as head of [[Starrick Industries]]. The company's reach in the market was vast, with every step along the tea supply chain—from the shipping crew in India to the London delivery man—staffed by many of Starrick's employees.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>		Tea remained a part of British culture into the modern age, serving as a beverage during social events or on a more individual level. During the [[Victorian era]], the Templar entrepreneur [[Crawford Starrick]] entered the tea trade as head of [[Starrick Industries]]. The company's reach in the market was vast, with every step along the tea supply chain—from the shipping crew in India to the London delivery man—staffed by many of Starrick's employees.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	In 2020, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Rebecca Crane]] asked her husband [[Shaun Hastings]] to pick up some [[mint]] tea for her during his supply run near [[Concord~~]], [[New York~~]], while they supervised [[Layla Hassan]] as she relived the memories of the [[Raven Clan]] [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]. Shaun bought some, but protested that the flavor was artificially infused instead of being properly steeped with leaves.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2020, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Rebecca Crane]] asked her husband [[Shaun Hastings]] to pick up some [[mint]] tea for her during his supply run near [[Concord]], while they supervised [[Layla Hassan]] as she relived the memories of the [[Raven Clan]] [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]. Shaun bought some, but protested that the flavor was artificially infused instead of being properly steeped with leaves.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

	==Appearence==		==Appearence==
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' novel]] {{Mo}}		*[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' novel]] {{Mo}}
	*[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|''Assassin's Creed'' ~~comic~~]]		*[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|''Assassin's Creed'' (Titan Comics)]]
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''