Committees of Correspondence

Which founding father started the Committees of Correspondence?

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Samuel Adams
• Barack Obama

Why was it so important that the colonies establish lines of communication with one another?

• to hide from British troops

• travel

• to share information and news

• to start a war

Why did the Committee say that items should be withheld from British troops?

• British troops were helping them

• to have favor with the king

• Colonist needed their help

• British troops were acting like enemies to the colonist.

What was the purpose for establishing the Committees of Correspondence?

• To maintain communication with one another

• To start a war

• To communicate with King George III

• To invent the telephone

What did the Boston Committee of Correspondence say should not be withheld from the British troops?

• straw, timber, labour

• only things needed for survival

• money

• housing

What types of news did the Committees of Correspondence share?

• how King George III was a great ruler

• info and news about what their colonies were doing to resist the British and their unfair policies

• directions on how to create a printing press

• laws and documents of how the colonies became the United States

What did the Boston Committee of Correspondence suggest withholding from the British troops?

• tea, paper, glass

• money, paper, stamps

• sugar, stamps, clothes

• labour, straw, timber

The committee helped to form?

• bonds

• freedom

• taxes

• sugar

What is the name of the group that formed communication among the colonies?

• Sons of Liberty

• Committees of the Colonies

• Committees of Correspondance

• Correspondence of the Colonies

How many colonies were in America?

• 10

• 13

• 25

• 50