THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
LEXINGTON CONCORD AND BUNKER HILL THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BEGINS
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redcoats
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loyalists
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minutemen
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patriots
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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: -Selected members of the militia were called minutemen because they could be ready to fight in a minute’s time. Sure enough, when the advance guard of nearly 240 British soldiers arrived in Lexington, they found about 70 minutemen formed on the Lexington Green awaiting them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colonists who formed independent militias that specifically trained for fast deployment were called Minutemen, after the idea that they were prepared to go into battle at a minute’s notice.