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Most colonies formed committees of communication that corresponded with their counterpart in the other colonies.
In most cases they ran the day to day business of a town. The committees elected people to handle garbage pick up, collect taxes etc. As war drew near some of these committees became comittees of correspondence which kept other towns informed about the acts and movements of the British.
If most bills are handled by joint committees, how might the purpose and structure of Congress be affected??
Colonial leaders in each city secretly met and arranged to gather information and plan strategies. They communicated these in documents that they sent to the other cities and the other colonies. Many of these leaders had been active in the colonial assemblies, which lost most of their authority in the early 1770s.
by committees and their respective subcommittees.
The Boston committte itself and soon became the the most powerful
The Boston committte itself and soon became the the most powerful
Most of the work that is done by the legislative branch is done in committees.
Most colonies formed committees of communication that corresponded with their counterpart in the other colonies.
Several prominent patriots were on the committees. One of the first was formed in 1772 by Samuel Adams and Joseph Warren. Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Harrison, and Thomas Johnson were involved as well. Earlier informal committees had appeared following the Stamp Act in 1764. But the most notable of the committees of correspondence were bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies before and during the American Revolution, for the purposes of sharing information between colonies. These served an important role in the Revolution, disseminating the colonial interpretation of British actions, and the actions taken in response. They formed the nucleus of independent colonial legislatures.
Portion control and increased activity.
In most cases they ran the day to day business of a town. The committees elected people to handle garbage pick up, collect taxes etc. As war drew near some of these committees became comittees of correspondence which kept other towns informed about the acts and movements of the British.
The committees do not pass them.
Committees
Standing
It is called the Congress, the lawmaking body of the government.
the standing committees