New England colonial militias

Target entity: New England colonial militias
Context triple: [Minutemen, partOf, New England colonial militias]

• A. King Philip's War
  King Philip's War was a devastating 17th-century conflict between Native American inhabitants of New England and English colonists that resulted in massive casualties, the destruction of many Indigenous communities, and a lasting shift in regional power.
• B. Siege of Boston
  The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
• C. Battles of Lexington and Concord
  The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
• D. Continental Army
  The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
• E. Illinois militia
  The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: New England colonial militias
Target entity description: New England colonial militias were locally organized citizen-soldier forces in the American colonies that provided community defense and formed the backbone of early Revolutionary War military resistance.

• A. King Philip's War
  King Philip's War was a devastating 17th-century conflict between Native American inhabitants of New England and English colonists that resulted in massive casualties, the destruction of many Indigenous communities, and a lasting shift in regional power.
• B. Siege of Boston
  The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
• C. Battles of Lexington and Concord
  The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
• D. Continental Army
  The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
• E. Illinois militia
  The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
• F. None of above. chosen