This passage would most probably be assigned reading for a course in what subject

A．members of committees of safety
B．support personnel at medical facilities
C．recruiters of soldiers for the Continental Army
D．combat troops in the regular army

A．they had observed the procedure and could therefore substitute for disabled men
B．local militia companies had trained them very carefully for emergency fighting
C．they had a better safety record than man for using weapons
D．it was against the law for young boys to fire weapons