What was a Militia?

A army

a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community

Trained to be “ready to act at a minute’s warning.” Everyone had heard the news—the British were coming! Each militiaman was equipped with a musket, a bayonet, and ammunition.

What were minutemen?

Men, trained to be “ready to act at a minute’s warning.” Everyone had heard the news—the British were coming! Each militiaman was equipped with a musket, a bayonet, and ammunition.

A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community.

planted the seeds of a future independent government

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