What name was used to describe an American patriot farmer or merchant who could become a militiaman on short notice to fight the British Redcoats?

Minutemen were civilian colonists who independently organized to form well-prepared militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War. They were also known for being ready at a minute's notice, hence the name.

Explanation:

- "it was a failure that was an embarrassment for the kennedy administration."

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b. parliament was weaker than the monarchy.