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The militia was a long-standing English institution transplanted to Britain's North American Colonies. Colonists were obligated to serve as soldiers in local conflicts. During the revolution, colonists took control of the militia system. Organized militias became a function of the federal and state governments. In the election of 1860 there was a mass militia movement to elect Lincoln as president and end slavery. Since 1990 there have been a growing number of unorganized militias including many groups that are anti-government. 

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