2. Committees of Correspondence In November 1772, Samuel Adams began organizing a group of letter writers “Committees of Correspondence” to spread news throughout the colonies about British threats

7. King George III declared the “colonies must either submit or triumph.” Parliament passed laws to punish Massachusetts British navy would blockade Boston harbor until the ruined tea is paid for A military governor would rule Massachusetts British soldiers would be housed and fed by colonists

9. Colonial Reaction to Intolerable Acts When the Boston harbor was closed colonists throughout the colonies closed their shops in sympathy Flags flew at half mast Donations of food and money were sent to Boston Virginia’s legislature proposed a day of fasting and prayer for the people of Boston

10. Passed by the British Parliament to create a British government in Canada. Quebec would be ruled by a governor with no elected legislature. Quebec territory was expanded to include most of the land between the thirteen colonies and the Mississippi River The Colonists saw this as a threat to their self government

12. First Continental Congress II Delegates disagreed on what the British could do to the colonies but all disagreed with the Intolerable Acts Congress recommended every county, city and town form committees to enforce boycotts on British goods If all else failed the colonies would resist in force Congress would meet again the following May if Britain did not change its ways