Kamille Disney
The Minutemen were a well trained and very organized private group of colonists, known for helping with protection of their land from various attacks, such as from the Indians on their farms. This organization was not the regular militia, many of which were Tories. Revolutionary leaders wanted to eliminate Tories from the old militia. They were always prepared, being that they were self trained in most aspects of their military strategies. They were extremely mobile, and could bring their special tactics as an immediate response, as quick as a minute’s notice. The Minutemen filled the position of a strong, reliable army that was needed in the colonies during the time of war, importantly the American Revolutionary War.
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These snowshoemen had insight that the Indians were not mobile during the winter season. This gave them the chance to attack the Indians and get revenge on them for attacking their land, all while getting paid out of it too. During the French and Indian War, individuals known as Picket guards, would fight along the frontlines in outposts, to hurt the French and their army as much as possible. This method allowed a sort of stalling with the French, to reduce the amount of their men used against them. These were the accounts that the Minutemen played in conflicts from the earliest colonial times through the French and Indian …show more content…
Revere stayed a rider as a messenger for the Committees of Correspondence, while tensions were still high between the British troops and the townspeople of Boston. It it not for sure who started what, but in the end shots were fired, and five colonists died. This became known as "The Boston Massacre." The incident was instantly propagandized by Paul Revere and others. Shortly after this bloody incident, is where Revere’s faux line comes into place, when the British marched into Lexington and
The Minutemen were a well trained and very organized private group of colonists, known for helping with protection of their land from various attacks, such as from the Indians on their farms. This organization was not the regular militia, many of which were Tories. Revolutionary leaders wanted to eliminate Tories from the old militia. They were always prepared, being that they were self trained in most aspects of their military strategies. They were extremely mobile, and could bring their special tactics as an immediate response, as quick as a minute’s notice. The Minutemen filled the position of a strong, reliable army that was needed in the colonies during the time of war, importantly the American Revolutionary War.
They brought …show more content…
These snowshoemen had insight that the Indians were not mobile during the winter season. This gave them the chance to attack the Indians and get revenge on them for attacking their land, all while getting paid out of it too. During the French and Indian War, individuals known as Picket guards, would fight along the frontlines in outposts, to hurt the French and their army as much as possible. This method allowed a sort of stalling with the French, to reduce the amount of their men used against them. These were the accounts that the Minutemen played in conflicts from the earliest colonial times through the French and Indian …show more content…
Revere stayed a rider as a messenger for the Committees of Correspondence, while tensions were still high between the British troops and the townspeople of Boston. It it not for sure who started what, but in the end shots were fired, and five colonists died. This became known as "The Boston Massacre." The incident was instantly propagandized by Paul Revere and others. Shortly after this bloody incident, is where Revere’s faux line comes into place, when the British marched into Lexington and