Which group formed to inform the colonies about British actions in Massachusetts?

Which group formed to inform the colonies about British actions in Massachusetts?

• A. Stamp Act Congress
• B. Continental Congress
• C. Committee of Correspondence
• D. Sons of Liberty

Answer: (C)

The key idea is how colonies shared news and coordinated responses to British actions. The Committee of Correspondence was created specifically to spread information about what Britain was doing in Massachusetts and to link towns and colonies through letters and printed notices. This network made it possible for news to circulate quickly, helping colonists stay informed and organize a coordinated response across a broader area. The other groups had different primary roles: The Stamp Act Congress gathered to oppose a specific tax through a petition to Parliament; the Continental Congress formed later to provide a united political and military leadership for the colonies; the Sons of Liberty were a protest group that organized demonstrations and direct actions. None of these existed primarily to inform all the colonies in a organized, cross-colony communications network the way the Committee of Correspondence did.

The key idea is how colonies shared news and coordinated responses to British actions. The Committee of Correspondence was created specifically to spread information about what Britain was doing in Massachusetts and to link towns and colonies through letters and printed notices. This network made it possible for news to circulate quickly, helping colonists stay informed and organize a coordinated response across a broader area.

The other groups had different primary roles: The Stamp Act Congress gathered to oppose a specific tax through a petition to Parliament; the Continental Congress formed later to provide a united political and military leadership for the colonies; the Sons of Liberty were a protest group that organized demonstrations and direct actions. None of these existed primarily to inform all the colonies in a organized, cross-colony communications network the way the Committee of Correspondence did.