WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the American Revolution, the militia provided the bulk of the American forces as well as a pool for recruiting or drafting of regulars. The militia played a similar role in the War of 1812 and the American Civil War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States in 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-3: -The Continental Army thus became America’s first national institution. As a next step, George Washington was appointed Commander in Chief of Continental Army on June 19, 1775 because of his celebrated military record. Leaders also hoped that someone from Virginia could further unite the colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Minutemen were the first armed militia to arrive or await a battle. Although today Minutemen are thought of as connected to the Revolutionary War in America, their existence was conceived in Massachusetts during the mid-seventeenth century.