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Define minutemen. How did they get their name? What side were they working for: British or Patriots?

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a minuteman is a member of a group of men pledged to take up arms at a minute's notice during and immediately before the american revolution. they were with the patriots fighting the british.


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They got the name minutemen for "being ready at a moment's notice" they were working for the Patriots
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