The Historic City of Boston

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The paper looks at Boston during the 17th century and discusses the early 1770s, when Boston gave birth to some of the most vehement demonstrations to wrest the colonial governments away from British control, such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. The paper also outlines the situation in Boston after independence was won, during the Civil War and after the outbreak of War II. The paper concludes that it seems the city will continue to play an important role as an educational and cultural powerhouse.

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"Boston is one of America's oldest and most historic cities. It is the capital and the most populous city of Massachusetts, one of the thirteen first states of the United States of America. However, Boston's history stretches back even farther than the existence of the American union. It was founded on November 17, 1630 by Puritans, and the city in its oldest cobblestone and brick quarters still retains much of its distinct Puritan look in its architecture and design ("Boston, Massachusetts: City History," CityLights, 2008). Some wits might also say that it does so in some of its attitudes, such as the fact that Boston's public transportation system the 'T' closes shortly after midnight, while New York City's subways runs all night!"

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• Banner, David. "Boston History." Search Boston. 2008.http://www.searchboston.com/history.html
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