committees of correspondence

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von committees of correspondence im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Groups appointed by the legislatures of all 13 American colonies to provide a means of intercolonial communication. The first standing group was formed by Samuel Adams in Boston (1772), and within three months 80 others were formed in Massachusetts. In 1773 Virginia organized a committee with 11 members, including Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. The committees were instrumental in promoting colonial unity and in summoning the First Continental Congress in 1774

Silbentrennung

committees of cor·re·spond·ence

Türkische aussprache

kımîtiz ıv kôrıspändıns

Aussprache

/kəˈmətēz əv ˌkôrəˈspändəns/ /kəˈmɪtiːz əv ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/