USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A letter-writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies
A
Committees of Correspondence
B
Writ of Assistance
C
Petition
D
Stamp Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The three main goals of the committees were to establish a system of communication with other assemblies in the other colonies, educate the townspeople on their political rights, and obviously, rally support to the cause of American independence against British rule.

Detailed explanation-2: -*Committee of Correspondence – letter writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Committees of correspondence were longstanding institutions that became a key communications system during the early years of the American Revolution (1772-1776). Towns, counties, and colonies from Nova Scotia to Georgia had their own committees of correspondence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Role of the Committees in the Revolutionary War The committees of correspondence functioned mainly as a means of spreading news and information about the Patriot cause and mobilizing opposition to British policies in cities, towns and rural communities throughout the colonies.

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