Minutemen were members of teams of select men from the American colonial militia during the American Revolutionary War. They provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that allowed the colonies to respond immediately to threats of fellow soldiers in the war (hence the name). Basically they could respond to a threatening situation, and be ready for battle in less than a minute.The minutemen were among the first people to fight in the American Revolution. These teams constituted about a qua… (More on Minutemen)