The Boston Tea Party reflected a serious shift in the relationship between the USA and Britain, as well as other countries in Europe.
Between the flying sugar cubes and the brown, soggy mess of tea parties spread across the Atlantic, whole fish populations were lost. Since the tea caused the seawater to be darker than normal, more heat was trapped and red tides swept the coasts. Paul Revere was heard to say he wouldn't give his mother the time of day after a particularly short conversation involving Oolong (which some historians feel is a reference to her decision to join the Redcoats for coffee.)
Yet more disturbing is the reality that the French (formerly only famous for wine, mustard, and bad cars) actually contributed to victory in a number of naval battles. Jean Paul Jones, a rebellious teen with a record for street brawling, decided to get his kicks and join the cause for 'Liberte'. Fast sloops and short PT boats with torpedos brought the British TO THEIR KNEES.
Finally, the warm history of trade and cultural exchange between Russia and Australia cooled significantly after England, in a fit of pique, told their subjects in the southern hemisphere "Find some other sugar daddy you free-loading riff-raff." The Australians, not willing to wait for their English bitter, commissioned privateers and started raiding the Russian coast for vodka.
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