Grade Range: K-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 12/30/2009
Committee of Safety rifles were copied from the British King’s Arms Long Land pattern musket. During the mid-1700s many communities formed Committees of Safety to address the needs and concerns of the times. Committees of Safety during the earlier years of the Revolution served as the chief executive body of the province to transition from colonial to state government. A militia of able-bodied men was subordinate to the Committee and would respond to emergencies if called.
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The British Long Land pattern musket was the standard arm of the British infantry soldier during ...
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In 1756 New York state was still a British colony and the French and Indians were still a threat ...
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