Question

the colonists boarded british tea ships.
the colonists destroyed the tea.
good work! now correct your punctuation.
the colonists boarded british tea ships, and destroyed the tea.

Explanation:

The two original sentences are related actions by the colonists. To combine them into a compound sentence, we use a comma followed by "and" to connect the two independent clauses, showing a sequence of actions. The corrected sentence properly uses punctuation to link the ideas.

Answer:

The colonists boarded British tea ships, and destroyed the tea.