The correct answer to this open question is the following.
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However, doing some research we can comment on the following general terms.
Salem appeared it was prepared to equip approximately 2000 soldiers, taking into consideration the information written on the text.
The graphic that appeared on the text titled "A Massachusetts Community Prepares," (Chapter 5: The Spirit of Independence), shares the following information about the militia that was being formed in Salem.
Salem Provincial Congress authorized the purchase of the following supplies in October 1774: 1000 barrels of powder, 10 tons of bombshells, 5 tons of lead balls, 5,000 arms and bayonets.
The First Continental Congress held at Philadephia, Pennsylvania, gathered 50 delegates from the colonies and they decided to form the Continental Congress to fight in the Revolutionary War.
