USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -They wanted the committee to discuss possible forms of resistance with the other colonial legislatures. They also wanted to open a permanent network of communication between the colonies, so that they could respond collectively to any future imperial incursions on the rights and liberties of American colonists.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the most typical modes of communication in 1770’s America were: letters, sermons, speeches and meetings, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, and magazines.

Detailed explanation-4: -An even more formal inter-colonial network was established in 1773 after Virginia’s House of Burgesses established a Committee of Correspondence and urged other colonies to do the same.

Detailed explanation-5: -What was the MOST significant impact of the Committees of Correspondence in the late colonial period? They allowed colonial governors and legislatures to communicate with each other quickly in order to avert crises following the passage of new laws.