USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Philadelphia was founded on October 27, 1682 by William Penn, who planned a city along the Delaware River to serve as a port and place for government. The city grew rapidly, and by the 1750s Philadelphia was the largest city and busiest port in the original 13 American colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pennsylvania on the Eve of the Revolution By 1776, the Province of Pennsylvania had become the third largest English colony in America, though next to the last to be founded. Philadelphia had become the largest English-speaking city in the world next to London.

Detailed explanation-3: -By the early 1600s, Dutch, English and Swedish merchants had established trading posts in the Delaware Valley area, and in 1681, Charles II of England granted a charter to William Penn for what would become the Pennsylvania colony. Penn arrived in the new city of Philadelphia in 1682.

Detailed explanation-4: -Importance of Philadelphia in Colonial America During the Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783, the city became an important meeting place for the founding fathers, hosting two Continental Congress meetings with representatives from each of the original 13 colonies to debate the future of the newly independent country.