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About the Author
Rosemarie Zagarri received her PhD from Yale University in 1984. Her most recent book is Women and Politics in the Early American Republic (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007). Dr. Zagarri's work focuses on gender and politics during the American Revolution and the early years of the country.
Causes of the American Revolution
Teapot with Slogan, "Stamp Act Repeal'd" (1766)
Annotation
This object, made in Britain, is illustrative of the large numbers of consumer goods colonists purchased from England during the middle decades of the 18th century. It also shows how a consumer good could be politicized through the application of a political message. Ordinary people would have bought and used goods such as these, bringing the message of resistance right into their homes.
From Peabody Essex Museum. "Teapot, Stamp Act Repeal'd, 1766." Accessed May 30, 2012.