USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775 by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia after the war’s outbreak.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although citizen militias played an important role in the conflict, the fledgling nation fielded a formal military force known as the Continental Army, America’s first army.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seeking to coordinate military efforts, the Continental Congress established (on paper) a regular army-the Continental Army-in June 1775, and appointed George Washington as commander-in-chief.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most men who served in the Continental Army were between the ages of 15 and 30. Those who served in the Army were merchants, mechanics, and farmers. By 1780, close to 30, 000 men served in the Continental Army, which was dispersed throughout the new nation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Patriots, also known as Whigs, were the colonists who rebelled against British monarchial control. Their rebellion was based on the social and political philosophy of republicanism, which rejected the ideas of a monarchy and aristocracy – essentially, inherited power.