What did forming the militias allow the colonists to do ( i need this stat)

Found this off of google, "Religious interpretation and similarly religious self-interpretation define a section of religion-related studies (theology, comparative religion, reason) where attention is given to aspects of perception—where religious symbolism and the self-image of all those who hold religious views have important bearing on how ..."

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