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Tea is native to Southeast Asia.  Green tea, black tea and oolong tea are all derived from the same plant - Camellia sinensis.  The difference between the three is simply the duration of fermentation. White tea, made from the buds and young leaves of the same plant, has recently gained popularity in the United States, but was favored by Chinese royalty as far back as 618 A.D.  Herbal teas can come from any number of plants and fruits.

Black tea, the most popular type of tea in the United States, dates back more than 5,000 years ago. It is believed that Turkish traders first introduced black tea to Western cultures in the 6th century.  By the 18th century, tea was served in the late afternoon throughout England.  Black tea first came to the Americas with the earliest European settlers. During the Boston Tea Party in 1773, colonists tossed black tea into Boston Harbor in an act of defiance against new taxes imposed on tea and other products.