The document discusses the history and development of the city of Boston from its founding in 1630 by Puritan colonists as a small town on the Shawmut Peninsula through its growth into a major seaport and center of trade and culture by the 18th century. It gained prominence as a hub of the slave trade and shipbuilding industry. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Boston became a center of education and the abolitionist movement, experiencing rapid population growth and urban expansion during this period.
The document discusses the history and development of the city of Boston from its founding in 1630 by Puritan colonists as a small town on the Shawmut Peninsula through its growth into a major seaport and center of trade and culture by the 18th century. It gained prominence as a hub of the slave trade and shipbuilding industry. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Boston became a center of education and the abolitionist movement, experiencing rapid population growth and urban expansion during this period.
The document discusses the history and development of the city of Boston from its founding in 1630 by Puritan colonists as a small town on the Shawmut Peninsula through its growth into a major seaport and center of trade and culture by the 18th century. It gained prominence as a hub of the slave trade and shipbuilding industry. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Boston became a center of education and the abolitionist movement, experiencing rapid population growth and urban expansion during this period.
The document discusses the history and development of the city of Boston from its founding in 1630 by Puritan colonists as a small town on the Shawmut Peninsula through its growth into a major seaport and center of trade and culture by the 18th century. It gained prominence as a hub of the slave trade and shipbuilding industry. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Boston became a center of education and the abolitionist movement, experiencing rapid population growth and urban expansion during this period.