Which response best explains why James Fannin wanted a regular army instead of volunteers?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Fannin thought the regular army would be bigger.
Fannin thought the regular army would be bigger.

Fannin could not find anyone to volunteer.
Fannin could not find anyone to volunteer.

Fannin did not think the volunteers were trained well enough.
Fannin did not think the volunteers were trained well enough.

Fannin thought the regular army would have more weapons.

Answer 1

The response that best explains why James Fannin wanted a regular army instead of volunteers is:

Fannin did not think the volunteers were trained well enough.

This captures the concern that Fannin had regarding the effectiveness and preparedness of the volunteer forces compared to a more structured and trained regular army.