jan 18, 1772 - Committees of Correspondence (Favorable) Samuel Adams began organizing "Committes of Correspondence" in 1772. They would exchange letters between each other, discussing threatening or suspicious activities the British were engaging in. They wanted to spread the idea that the British were imposing on the colonists rights. These committees would sometimes violently enforce the non-importation agreements that had been created years previous. The Committees of Correspondence were a source of Boston patriot e
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