minute men
Rapid-response revolutionaries
Minute men were American colonial militia members who pledged to be ready for battle at a minute's notice during the Revolutionary War period.
The term now refers more broadly to any group prepared for immediate action in defense of a cause.
The minute men gathered at Lexington and Concord.
Also spelled minutemen.
Unpaid willing workers
- citizen-soldiersArmed civilians, not professionals
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- infantryGround combat troops
- regimentColonel-led military unit
drill · skirmish · guerrilla · flintlock · garrison · muster · training · readiness
Colonial separation from Britain
- Lexington and ConcordFirst armed colonial conflict
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- colonialOf occupied territories
George Washington · independence · Thirteen Colonies · 1775 · musket · John Adams · Samuel Adams · colonists
Absence of unjust constraint
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- courageFortitude facing danger
- valorCourage in danger
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
service · heritage · independence · resistance · revolutionary spirit · self-determination · common cause
Fast action to emergencies
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- immediateHappening without delay
- quickMoving with speed
- reactiveTending to respond
swift · prepared · on-call · vigilant · mobilization · emergency response · always ready
volunteers
Unpaid willing workers
- citizen-soldiersArmed civilians, not professionals
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- infantryGround combat troops
regiment · drill · skirmish · guerrilla · flintlock · garrison · muster · training · readiness · home guard
American Revolution
Colonial separation from Britain
- Lexington and ConcordFirst armed colonial conflict
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
George Washington · colonial · independence · Thirteen Colonies · 1775 · musket · John Adams · Samuel Adams · colonists · militia
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
sacrifice · service · heritage · independence · resistance · revolutionary spirit · self-determination · common cause
rapid response
Fast action to emergencies
reactive · swift · prepared · on-call · vigilant · mobilization · emergency response · always ready
minute menregular army
Nation's permanent military force
standing army · career soldiers · British regulars · regulars · Tories
minute, men, minutes, minutest, minutely, minuteness, manliness, mankind, manlike