One of the first things you need to know is the term “minutemen “ refers to a specific group of men within colonial militias. They were like the special forces of their time. The Bridge at Concord is considered the first battle of the war in 1775, but independence wasn’t declared until 1776.
, ages of eighteen and sixty was a member,
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington, on April 18, 1775.
because they were the soldiers of the American revolution (on the colonists side) . they basicly consisted of a farmer and a weapon. They were called minute men because it was said that they would be ready to fight in a minute
Mintute Men were there and ready for anything at anytime. Thus the reason why they were called 'Minute Men.' They could be ready on a minutes notice. (:
minute men (im not sure whether it is one or two words
Yes, young men fight in all wars
From earliest colonial times every man in the colonies was a member of the militia from the age of 18 to 60. Tensions grew in the year or so before actual warfare broke out in the spring of 1775, especially in the area around Boston. Colonels of the militia regiments formed "Minute Companies" from among their commands, usually the younger, more physically fit men, who were to be ready to drop whatever they were doing and take their arms and equipment to a predesignated rendezvous, at a minutes notice. Hence Minutemen, a kind of rapid reaction force.They promised to be ready in a minute's notice.
The Minute Men were called Minute Men because they could be ready in a minute to fight. Source: I live is Boston, I know this stuff.
Minute Men
because they were the soldiers of the American revolution (on the colonists side) . they basicly consisted of a farmer and a weapon. They were called minute men because it was said that they would be ready to fight in a minute
Minute Men were part of the American Revolutionary Army. They were fighters who could be ready to fight on a moments notice. They died fighting the British forces.
They were called the "Minute Men"
The minute men were men who got dressed very fast. That is why they were called that. it literally came from the fact that they were known to be ready for battle at a minutes notice.
Minute Men
Minute-men
The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Mintute Men were there and ready for anything at anytime. Thus the reason why they were called 'Minute Men.' They could be ready on a minutes notice. (:
The Patriots used several terms to refer to the loyalists. Loyalists were often refered to as Tories, King's Men, and Royalists.
minute men (im not sure whether it is one or two words