minutemen
Instant colonial soldiers
Minutemen were American colonial militia members who pledged to be ready for battle at a minute's notice during the Revolutionary War.
The term now applies more broadly to any group claiming readiness for rapid response, often with patriotic overtones: The governor called the volunteer minutemen to assist with disaster relief. (Capitalized Minutemen may refer to specific organizations or the punk band.)
Massachusetts town, 1775 battle
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
Continental Army · militia · independence · Sons of Liberty · Bunker Hill · colonial · patriot · flintlock
Armed civilians, not professionals
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- readinessState of being prepared
- musterAssemble for inspection
- drillHole-boring device
regiment · company · rapid response · armory · enlistment · mobilization · training · home guard
Devotion to one's homeland
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- American heritageCollective cultural inheritance
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
vigilance · self-reliance · freedom · statue · monument · legacy · commemoration · reenactors
Lexington
Massachusetts town, 1775 battle
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
American Revolution · Continental Army · militia · independence · Sons of Liberty · Bunker Hill · colonial · patriot · flintlock · muster
citizen-soldiers
Armed civilians, not professionals
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- readinessState of being prepared
- musterAssemble for inspection
drill · regiment · company · rapid response · armory · enlistment · mobilization · training · home guard · decentralized
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- American heritageCollective cultural inheritance
civic duty · vigilance · self-reliance · freedom · statue · monument · legacy · commemoration · reenactors
- Revolutionary UnitsContinental Army, militia, state militia
- American HistoryAmerican Revolution, Revolutionary War, colonial era, founding fathers, Declaration of Independence
- American RevolutionDeclaration of Independence, Boston Tea Party, Continental Congress, founding fathers, Stamp Act
- Revolutionary WarGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross flag
- US HistoryAmerican Revolution, US history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
minutemenregular army
Nation's permanent military force
standing army · regulars · Continental Army · redcoats · British regulars
minutemenreserves
Resources held back
reserve forces · reinforcements · rear guard · strategic reserves
minutemensanctuary movement
Religious protection of refugees