USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On November 28, 1773, the Dartmouth was the first “tea ship” to arrive in Boston, commanded by Captain James Hall with mate Hodgdon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Dartmouth, with her cargo of 114 chests of British East India Company tea, was the first of the Tea Party ships to arrive at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston. She arrived in Boston on Sunday, November 28, 1773 – eighteen days prior to the December 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party.

Detailed explanation-3: -They quietly boarded three ships carrying cargoes of British East India Company tea moored at Griffin’s Wharf. In a span of three hours, 340 chests of British East India Company Tea were smashed and dumped into Boston Harbor. Over 92, 000 pounds of tea were destroyed and thrown into the harbor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tea shipments that arrived in Boston were sent away. 3. To protest the tax laws, colonists started to boycott British imports.

Detailed explanation-5: -HMS Dartmouth (1655) was a 22-gun ship launched in 1655. She was converted to a fireship in 1688, and rebuilt as a fifth rate in 1689. She was wrecked in the Sound of Mull in 1690.