What are Minutemen?   The title of "minute men" was officially adopted the year before the American Revolution started. The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts formally voted to enroll 12,000 men under the title of Minutemen in October of 1774.  They were ordinary citizens who rose to the challenge that was asked of them.   Minute Men were different from the militia in several ways: Minute men were volunteers. The minute men trained two or three times a week. Local Miltia trained every few months.   The minute men had a commitment on time...