Committees of Safety: Local Guardians of the American Revolution

Guarding the Revolution at Home: The Forgotten Committees While battles are often what we remember about the American Revolution, the local Committees of Safety played a critical role in the theatre of war, albeit away from the battlefields. Acting as enforcers, organizers, and guardians, these committees ensured revolutionary laws and ethos were followed, supplies reached […]

Committees of Correspondence: Backbones of the American Revolution

Grassroots Foundation of the American Revolution: Ink & Quil Before Bullets and Battles The American Revolution began long before the “shot heard ’round the world.” This is the story of how Americans, armed with ink, quill, and paper, corresponded through networks of committees to defy British Rule and later wage a war against the Empire. […]

American Revolution Secret Committees – Three Reasons For Secrecy

Secret diplomacy, covert operations, espionage and spies were the hidden forces of the Patriots. So without its secret committees, the American Revolution might never have succeeded. In this post, we explore three reasons for secrecy and examine the roles of the Secret Committee and the Committee of Secret Correspondence. American Revolution Secret Committees: Hidden Forces […]