What Role Did the Committees of Correspondence Play in the Years

What role did the Committees of Correspondence play in the years preceding the revolution?

A) They opened up effective channels of communication between the colonists and their Indian allies.
B) They allowed the British to enforce taxes and regulations more efficiently.
C) They exacerbated tensions between Protestants and Catholics in the colonies.
D) They helped colonial leaders to share ideas on resisting taxation.
E) They created an irreparable rift between northern and southern states.