The Local Committees of Correspondence Organized by Samuel Adams

question 72

Multiple Choice

The local committees of correspondence organized by Samuel Adams

• A) promoted his bid to become governor of Massachusetts.
• B) promoted independent action in each colony to support the British.
• C) kept opposition to the British alive, through exchange letters.
• D) served as a precursor to the United States Postal Service.
• E) led to the Boston Massacre.

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