Abolitionist rallies and troops

[Broca]

Hi everyone,
we are talking abot Boston Common.

During the Civil War era, the park provided a venue for abolitionist rallies and troops.


What does the author mean with "troops"?

Thank you in advance.
Andrea

 

[Florentia52]

Please tell us where you found this sentence, and provide some context. What is the next sentence, for example?

 

[Broca]

In addition to grazing their cows, the Puritans used the Common as a place to hang Quakers and other undesirables. e Massachusetts militia utilized it as a training ground for revolution until the British occupied Boston and the redcoats began an eight-year encampment on the Common. During the Civil War era, the park provided a venue for abolitionist rallies and troops. A cen- tury later, civil rights and anti–Vietnam War demonstrators marched across the manicured lawns.

The book is 100 Parks, 5000 Ideas.

I hope this helps.

Andrea