Fifth in rank according to population.
Ranks first among American cities in fish and wool trades.
Chief trade center of New England.
Principal industries (as measured by value of products):
Printing and publishing; manufacture of boots and shoes, of clothing, of foundry and machine-shop products.
Place of great historical interest.
One of the leading educational centers of the United States.
QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW AND STUDY
1. Tell something of the settlement and the early history of Boston.
2. Tell of the Boston Tea Party.