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The Minutemen. An elite force of hand-picked men that were highly mobile and quick in assembling . What it takes to be a Minuteman. 25 years or younger V ery strong E nthusiastic t rustworthy. Militia vs. Minutemen. protected their towns
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The Minutemen An elite force of hand-picked men that were highly mobile and quick in assembling
What it takes to be a Minuteman • 25years or younger • Very strong • Enthusiastic • trustworthy
Militia vs. Minutemen • protected their towns • Any Man that would like to Fight for that town • Usually Stayed near their town • An elite-force that fought for any town • Hand-picked men from a militia • Highly Mobile and could travel to different towns
John Parker • Born in Lexington, Massachusetts on July 13, 1729 • The leader of the Minutemen in the Battle of Lexington • Died on September 17, 1775 due to illness
Snowshoemen • Created in 1689 • Winter version of Minutemen • Each man was to have a good pair of snowshoes, one pair of moccasins, and one hatchet
The End of the Minutemen Reasons Why: • congress created an army later on to fight the British • No central leadership
Credits • Gay, Kathlyn, and Martin Gay. Revolutionary War. New York: Twenty-First Century Books, 1995. Print. • Library of Congress. “John Parker.” www.memory.loc.gov. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul13.html>. • Ronemus, Andrew. “Minutemen.” ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, 4 July 1995. Web. 6 Apr. 2011. <http://www.ushistory.org/people/minutemen.htm>. • Stein, R Conrad. The Story of Lexington and Concord. Chicago: Regensteiner Publishing Enterprises, Inc., 1983. Print. • Vitale, Don. “Early America’s Minute-Men.” www.earlyamerica.com. Don Vitale, 1995. Web. 9 Apr. 2011. <http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/bookmarks/minutemen/>.