SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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militia
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minutemen
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congress
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calvary
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Detailed explanation-1: -This left mostly local citizen soldiers-called militia-in charge of defending the Chesapeake Bay region. There were more than 700, 000 militiamen available in the 17 states, and the federal government called up nearly 460, 000 for duty.
Detailed explanation-2: -militia, military organization of citizens with limited military training, which is available for emergency service, usually for local defense.
Detailed explanation-3: -Armies comprised soldiers for whom military service was their principal occupation, while the militia comprised individuals who were subject to military service only on a part-time or emergency basis. Put differently, the armies were the regular forces, while the militia was the citizen army.