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Committees of Correspondence

Committees of Correspondence. Committees of Correspondence. As tensions between Britain and the colonists grew, colonial leaders saw the need to keep in closer contact with people in other colonies.

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Committees of Correspondence

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  1. Committees of Correspondence

  2. Committees of Correspondence • As tensions between Britain and the colonists grew, colonial leaders saw the need to keep in closer contact with people in other colonies. • After the Boston Massacre, Samuel Adams, a cousin of John Adams, established what he called a Committee of Correspondence.

  3. Committees of Correspondence • The aim was to keep colonists informed of British actions. • Soon, committees were sprouting up all over the colonies.

  4. Committees of Correspondence • The committees wrote letters and pamphlets to spread the alarm whenever Britain tried to enforce unpopular acts of Parliament. • In this way, the committees helped unite the colonists against Britain.

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