Why did many Americans who supported the patriot cause accept the legitimacy of the committees of public safety,the regrouped colonial assemblies,and the Continental Congress?
A) American colonists were ready to demand independence from Britain.
B) Britain formally recognized the new governing bodies and ordered American colonists to abide by their decisions.
C) The new governing bodies were composed of many of the same men who had held elective office before.
D) They hoped that recognizing these new government bodies would allow them to avoid further protest against the crown.
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