There is nothing “secret” about the Tea Party or the causes of the Revolution.
I was taught this in a rural high school in the 70’s....maybe my hardcore patriot teacher was woke?
Even our text books said it was about un-taxed men being taxed by an increasingly illegitimate government based on a monarchy.....a weakened monarchy, but it was still Lords over Commons.
The Reformation ended “divine right”, as all men are equal before God thru Jesus.
The outgrowth of that was the trendy Enlightenment authors who called for capitalism (property), rule by consent and by men of merit.
The Colonies, now that the Spanish and French threats were defeated, had a ready made local elite with a system of self-governance already in place.
And....they were armed.
Of course, the Atlantic Ocean was helpful, too.
Oh...and John Hancock, the Elon Musk of his day...or George Soros?....was a smuggler that bought Sam Adams a suit of clothes and then paid him to agitate.