Which of the following best describes the function of the committees of correspondence?

A) They provided legal counsel to patriots whose rights had been abridged by British authorities.
B) They provided daily reports on the movement of British troops.
C) They assumed the primary responsibility of writing anti-British essays for colonial newspapers.
D) They provided a communications network designed to involve more colonists in the resistance movement by widening the movement's geographic scope.

Committees of Correspondence

Groups formed in the American colonies in the 18th century to foster communication about resistance to British policies.

Resistance Movement

An organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability.

Communications Network

A system of interconnected communication devices or nodes that allow for the transmission and reception of data, voice, and video.