How did the colonists get access to british ships during the boston tea party?

They were in the harbors so they disguised themselves as native americans and boarded the ships

“destroyers for bases agreement in the destroyers for bases agreement between the united states and the united kingdom on september 2, 1940, fifty caldwell , wickes, and clemson class us navy destroyers were transferred to the toyalbnavy from the united states navy in exchange for land rights on british possessions.” i hope this you .