The inexperienced militia was made of blacksmiths, mailmen, and farmers, who never held a musket before. Their primary goals were to wake up early in the morning, attend their job to support their family, and repeat the same the next day. When George Washington called together an army, these men volunteered and sacrificed their life at home for the good of the people of the soon to be United States of America. If men had refused to volunteer and continue working to support their family at home, the British would still oppress this. For this proves that the personal interest of the soldiers could have interfered with the goal for independence, leading to potentially years of no freedom. Since they parted from their personal goals, the United States succeeded in gaining