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mar 19, 1740 - Second largest city in the whole British Empire

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Were still 4 or 5 cities in all colonies and a handful of towns in jsut a few short years Philadelphia would become the second largest city in the whole British empire next to London, England. Why? Trade

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mar 19, 1740
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~ 286 years ago