He was afraid the troops would use it against the British.
Concord and Lexington
protected ship convoys
Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia, issued a proclamation in 1775 offering freedom to enslaved individuals who escaped from rebel masters and joined the British forces. This appeal targeted enslaved people seeking liberation, presenting the British army as a means to achieve their freedom. Dunmore's proclamation significantly influenced many enslaved individuals to fight for the British, as it promised them a chance for emancipation in exchange for military service. This move aimed to undermine the colonial rebellion while bolstering British troops with additional manpower.
The delivery of troops from transport ships to the beach in the assaultphase of an amphibious operation.
The so-called "Liberty Ships". They were continually breaking their own records in building them - at one point, I think they were christening one new ship a day.
They transport troops.
Concord
you must mis-understand what troops are; they are people, not a mode of transport. Troops also used trains. The deportations were not a military action
Concord and Lexington
Because its troops were short of gunpowder.
English Troops Boarding Transport - 1900 was released on: USA: April 1900
short on gunpowder
to transport troops and supplies
boston
A big build-up of troops and transport.
The DuPont company of Delaware supplied explosives such as gunpowder to the Union in the US Civil War. The company was located in Delaware and was guarded by Union troops during the war.
They had to form a government to be able to form an army, to have a means to make laws, and to make payments/salary of the troops, buy weapons, to buy gunpowder and feed troops.