Militia (United States)
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militia-united-states-182-340523
title:
Militia (United States)
text:
The militia of the United States, as defined by the U.S. Congress, has changed over time. During colonial America, all able-bodied men of a certain age range were members of the militia, depending on each colony's rule. Individual towns formed local independent militias for their own defense. The year before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, The Federalist Papers detailed the Founding Fathers' paramount vision of the militia in 1787. The new Constitution empowered Congress to "organize, arm, a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
U.S. paramilitary force
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia_(United_States)
date created:
2006-02-22T05:53:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T02:13:49Z
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