The watches organized in early american colonial cities were responsible for all except 1-reporting fires to the firefighting brigades 2-making certain shops closed on time 3-breaking up public fights and brawls 4-patrolling the city at night to maintain the peace

All the options follow except 2(B).

The system of appointing individuals to the observation duty in the night to warn public of fires and crime is known as the watch system. This system was first introduced in England. It later developed into a system of pay, costume police in the colonies of the United States. This group provided social services to the people of the American colonies. In the 17th century they were responsible for the capturing the lawbreakers, the maintenance of order in street, reporting fires to the firefighting brigade.

i believe the answer is d. it was not uncommon for people to faint or even convulse at these high-energy meetings.

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