Question

How did Governor Thomas Hutchinson attempt to ensure that the official tea in port at Boston would be unloaded? He arrested members of the Sons of Liberty as they met with the ship captains. He refused papers allowing the ships to depart harbor without unloading their tea. He signed papers allowing the tea ships to enter the harbor and unload their tea cargo. He personally supervised the unloading of the tea under armed guard.

Answer 1

Governor Thomas Hutchinson attempted to ensure that the official tea in port at Boston would be unloaded by refusing papers allowing the ships to depart harbor without unloading their tea. This was part of his effort to enforce the Tea Act, which had led to significant tensions between the American colonists and British authorities, ultimately culminating in events such as the Boston Tea Party.