Well the spartans were trained to be savage warriors from birth its known that if a father from sparta who was a warrior had a girl as a child he would cut off the head or just throw or leave the baby its more of a mindset which helped them win (also remember there were less spartans
The first colonial congress was started to hopefully reconcile with King George III if I’m not mistaken
When the country mobilized it’s troops, it gave the illusion it was going to attack it’s neighboring country. This caused an evacuation of that country.