2006-11-01 13:58:54 · 5 answers · asked by Alec J 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's a military made up by the people. It's unorganized...basically just citizens coming together and fighting. This form of military was used in the Revolutionary War in some places. There was not enough troops to guard everywhere in the US, so citizens from these towns would grab their pitchforks and have at the British =)
2006-11-01 14:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by OwNaGeR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
2. a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers.
3. all able-bodied males considered by law eligible for military service.
4. a body of citizens organized in a paramilitary group and typically regarding themselves as defenders of individual rights against the presumed interference of the federal government.
I never knew that !!
2006-11-01 23:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army
2006-11-01 22:07:34 · answer #3 · answered by CarolynJayne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an army composed of citizens rather than professional soldiers, called up in a time of emergency
2006-11-01 22:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by sugarbuny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
militia is a group of regular people how fight back, cuz there tired of bad people.
2006-11-01 22:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by jcslimer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋