How did the colonists keep each other informed?

The Committees of Correspondence

One way was through the use of groups of men and women set up in towns to write letters to 30 similar groups in neighbouring colonies. These groups were known as Committees of Correspondence. The Committees kept colonists informed about the struggle with Great Britain. They also published stories as well as cartoons.

Pamphlets

Another effective form of written communication was the publication of pamphlets, or short books written on one topic. The most famous of these was Common Sense by Thomas Paine. Written in 1776 for ordinary people, Paine's message to the colonists was to drop their allegiance to the King and to England, because to do so was "common sense". The fifty-page pamphlet was published throughout the colonies and even crossed the Atlantic Ocean, where it was translated into German, Dutch and French. It also influenced the ideas of the French Revolution.