Did the Committees of Observation and Inspection Enjoy Widespread Popular

question 61

Multiple Choice

Did the committees of observation and inspection enjoy widespread popular support? Why or why not?

• A) No, because the election of many radicals to these committees caused further divisions within the resistance movement.
• B) No, because the method of election ensured that only members of the elite would be elected to these committees.
• C) Yes, because all men eligible to vote for delegates of the lower house of the colonial assemblies were allowed to elect committee members at the local level.
• D) Yes, because only well-known men who had previously been elected to positions of authority were chosen as committee members.

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Definitions:

Hypoglossal

Pertaining to the twelfth cranial nerve, which controls the movements of most muscles in the tongue.

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

The ninth cranial nerve which is responsible for sensory and motor functions in the throat, including taste on the posterior third of the tongue.

Sense of Taste

The sense of taste is one of the five traditional senses and refers to the capability to discern different flavors in food and drinks through taste receptor cells on the tongue.

Intrinsic Tongue Muscles

Muscles located entirely within the tongue, essential for movements like rolling and elongating.