I DO ANYTHING JUST HELP “On December 16, both sides were still arguing about what to do with the tea. The owner of the Dartmouth agreed to take his ship back to England. However, British warships had been positioned just outside of Boston Harbor, prohibiting the Dartmouth from leaving port. British officials announced that the next day, December 17, they would seize the ships for nonpayment of the tea tax. The tea would then be made available for sale. The owner of the Dartmouth explained his predicament to a group of Patriots at the Old South Meeting House. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty knew they had to act now or bow to the will of the British Parliament.”

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