The Suffolk Resolves were passed by which body?

• A. Virginia House of Burgesses
• B. Continental Congress
• C. British Parliament
• D. Massachusetts Provincial Congress

Answer: (D)

The Suffolk Resolves embody Massachusetts’ move toward organized self-government and unified resistance to Parliament’s Coercive Acts. In 1774, with royal authority waning in Massachusetts, colonists organized a provincial governing body—the Massachusetts Provincial Congress—to coordinate resistance, boycott efforts, and prepare for potential military action. The Suffolk Resolves were adopted by this revolutionary body, signaling a local, collective stance against the Acts and laying groundwork for broader colonial cooperation. While the Continental Congress would later endorse the resolves and help spread the message, the action to pass them came from Massachusetts’ provincial, not imperial, authority.