THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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A type of tea.
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An act passed by England only to the colonists.
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A berry only used for pie that makes people mouths dark.
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The ship where the Boston Tea Party happened.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -On The Night Of The Boston Tea Party, Three Ships That Had Sailed From London Carrying Cargoes Of British East India Company Tea Were Moored In Boston Harbor. The Vessels Were Built In America And Owned By Americans. The Beaver And The Dartmouth Were Whalers, And The Eleanor Was A Full Rigged Ship.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, during the Tea Party the British government was only tangentially attacked. The Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver, the ships attacked that night in Boston Harbor, were privately owned. The cargo which was destroyed belonged to the East India Company, which belonged to its stockholders.
Detailed explanation-5: -On November 28, 1773, the Dartmouth was the first “tea ship” to arrive in Boston, commanded by Captain James Hall with mate Hodgdon. Upon entering the harbor, Hall proceeded to take the Dartmouth to Rowe’s Wharf.