THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Minutemen
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Minute Maid
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The second continental congress
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Detailed explanation-1: -Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War. They were known for being ready at a minute’s notice, hence the name.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lexington and the Minutemen These Colonial militias had originally been organized to defend settlers from civil unrest and attacks by French or Native Americans. Selected members of the militia were called minutemen because they could be ready to fight in a minute’s time.
Detailed explanation-3: -One Minuteman, Paul Revere, was sent to warn the people of Concord, who moved the weapons and supplies. On April 18, Paul Revere and another Minuteman, William Dawes, were sent again to warn towns about more British movement.
Detailed explanation-4: -Armed American civilians who were active in the Revolutionary War and in the period just preceding the war. They were named Minutemen because they were ready to fight alongside regular soldiers at a moment’s notice. The Minutemen of Massachusetts were especially well known. (See Battle of Lexington and Concord.)