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Described as "the shot heard round the world," British soldiers (also called red coats) in April of 1775 and minutemen (the colonists' militia) exchanged gunfire at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. This signaled the start of the American Revolution.
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It would depend on the person. If a person doesn't have much it could be as little as a suit case and some money, or as much as a moving van and a car packed full of clothes.