Learn what piece of legislation Parliament enacted into law come early May 1773. Get introduced to the British East India Company, originally known as the East India Company. Determine if the company was involved with other commodities besides tea. Understand why smuggled tea posed such a huge problem for both England & East India Company. Find out why John Hancock including others fiercely opposed the newest legislation involving tea. Learn who became the tea recipients. Get an in depth analysis behind when the transporting of East India Company Tea took place including its end user destinations. Get introduced to the following ships of Dartmouth, Eleanor, & Beaver. Learn what Dartmouth & Beaver were originally built to transport. Go behind the scenes and discover where Dartmouth & Beaver were located come summer 1773 including what both ships obtained cargo wise for their return trip back to the colonies. Determine when the first of the three ships arrived into Boston Harbor prior to December 16, 1773. Learn what strategy John Hancock developed to deter the first of the three ships from being unloaded under the cover of night. Agree if there were a specific set of days required to unload goods prior to deadline date of December 17, 1773. Find out if John Hancock was present at Griffin’s Wharf come evening of December 16, 1773. Discover end outcome behind what unraveled on December 16. Learn who went on to replace Thomas Hutchinson as Massachusetts’s new governor come May 1774. Determine exactly how long it took for news to reach England following aftermath of Boston Tea Party Incident. Discover what Parliament does in response to what happened from December 1773 come early 1774. Learn what major meeting assembly event took place come September 5, 1774 and whether or not John Hancock himself attended the event.

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