Question

After the Boston Massacre, the colonies organized

A. The Townshend Acts to pay taxes to Britain.
B. Committees of Correspondence to respond to growing disputes.
C. The Boston Tea Party to celebrate the lifting of the tea tax.
D. The Intolerable Acts to repay Britain for its role in the events of 1770.

Answer 1

After the Boston Massacre, the colonies organized the Committees of Correspondence to respond to growing disputes. This was enacted on November 4th, 1772.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Committees of Correspondence to respond to growing disputes.

The Boston Massacre saw the killing of 5 unarmed American colonists by British militia men in the city of Boston. This event was portrayed through propaganda as an abuse of power by the British military. This is why the Committees of Correspondence, as a means to start organizing patriots and citizens that were anti-British. This organization allowed for secret communication between individuals that were organizing resistance to British rule.