In which army did colonists prefer to serve, the local militia or the continental army, and why?

Colonists prefer to serve, the local militia

When the War of Independence began with the battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, the colonial insurgents did not have an army. Previously for its defense, each colony had been based on the militia (Set of armed volunteers not belonging to a regular army), formed by part-time soldier-citizens or by the temporary creation of "provincial regiments", for local defense during specific convulsions, such as the Franco-Indian War, for example. With the increase of tensions with Great Britain in years previous to the war, the colonists began to reform their militias in preparation for the possible conflict. The formation and training of militia increased after the approval of the "Intolerable Laws" in 1774. Settlers, like Richard Henry Lee, proposed the creation of a national militia force, but the First Continental Congress rejected the idea. After the battles of Lexington and Concord, thousands of the New England militiamen gathered to oppose the British troops that had been repressed in Boston.

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social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.