The Committees of Correspondence

question 14

Multiple Choice

The committees of correspondence

• A)organized a letter-writing campaign to the royal governors.
• B)exchanged information about questionable royal activities in the colonies.
• C)were a last-ditch attempt to promote friendly relations between Americans and people in Britain.
• D)examined American and British regulations to see if they were in harmony.

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