Committee of Safety

Committee of Safety may refer to:

  • Committee of Safety (England), the parliamentary body in England that oversaw the English Civil War
  • Committee of safety (American Revolution), established throughout the Thirteen Colonies at the start of the American Revolutionary War
    • Augusta County Committee of Safety, one such Committee in Virginia
    • Rowan County Committee of Safety, drafted the Rowan Resolves
    •  Tryon County Committee of Safety § New York, established in 1774
    •  Tryon County Committee of Safety § North Carolina, issued the Tryon Resolves
  • Committee of Public Safety, which controlled the French First Republic during the Reign of Terror
  • Committee of Safety (Hawaii), the forerunner of the Provisional Government of Hawaii during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy

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