Assertion: militia | /r/CapableOf | play role
Facets:
value: in coastal defence
type: LOCATION
value: in keeping slaves
type: TEMPORAL
value: through the use of militia patrollers
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As the slave population grew in the Virginia Colony, the militia played a role in keeping slaves from running away or from revolting – through the use of militia patrollers.
text: It played a role in coastal defence during the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars between 1665 and 1674, and contributed to the defeat of the Duke of Monmouth in 1685.
text: It played a role in coastal defence during the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars between 1665 and 1674, and contributed to the defeat of the Duke of Monmouth in 1685.