SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
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New York City
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Charleston
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Detailed explanation-1: -Philadelphia became the largest city in the colonies with its central location, excellent port, and a population of about 30, 000.
Detailed explanation-2: -The city grew rapidly, and by the 1750s Philadelphia was the largest city and busiest port in the original 13 American colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Boston. Founded in 1630 by the English Puritans of Massachusetts Bay colony, Boston remained the largest and wealthiest city in the Atlantic colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The four largest cities in Colonial-era America were Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, Boston, MA and Charleston, SC.
Detailed explanation-5: -One of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania’s capital, Philadelphia, was the site of the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775, the latter of which produced the Declaration of Independence, sparking the American Revolution.