Question

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The _____ was/were established in 1772 to protest the announcement that salaries of the royal governor and superior court judges in Massachusetts would be paid for by the British government. This was concerning to the colonists because if another incident like the _____, in which five colonists were killed, occurred the perpetrators might not be punished because government officials paid by the British would be sympathetic to the British.

Answer 1

The Committees of Correspondence were established in 1772 to protest the announcement that salaries of the royal governor and superior court judges in Massachusetts would be paid for by the British government. This was concerning to the colonists because if another incident like the Boston Massacre, in which five colonists were killed, occurred the perpetrators might not be punished because government officials paid by the British would be sympathetic to the British.