Top Ten US Cities by Population by Decade
Critical Analysis
What was the biggest city in the United States in 1790?
How many of the top ten cities in 1790 were also top ten cities in 2010?
Describe the geographical location of the top ten biggest cities in 1790.
Describe the geographical location of the top ten biggest cities in 2010.
Describe the geographic changes in location of the top ten biggest cities between 1790 and 2010.
What are two technological innovations that allowed for that change?
What are two political factors that allowed for that change?
What are two social or cultural factors that allowed for that change?
How did that change impact American history?
How did that change impact the indigenous people living in what would later become the United States?
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