What Philadelphia is; a sketch of the industries and leading characteristics of the cityWith special reference to its historic past . l>/.V>J>^^LJ>J;Hi!M*. WHERE THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET WHAT PHILADELPHIA IS. 19 growth. Various industries sprang up, the leadingones of which were ship-building, brickmaking, andtanning. The daily life of the people was character-ized by steady, conservative growth and a freedomfrom strife, such as distinguished many leading citiesof the colonies. However, it is around the Declaration of Inde-pendence, adopted on July 2, 1776, and proclaimed
What Philadelphia is; a sketch of the industries and leading characteristics of the cityWith special reference to its historic past . l>/.V>J>^^LJ>J;Hi!M*. WHERE THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET WHAT PHILADELPHIA IS. 19 growth. Various industries sprang up, the leadingones of which were ship-building, brickmaking, andtanning. The daily life of the people was character-ized by steady, conservative growth and a freedomfrom strife, such as distinguished many leading citiesof the colonies. However, it is around the Declaration of Inde-pendence, adopted on July 2, 1776, and proclaimedon July 4, 1776, that the greatest historic interest inthe city clusters. The first Continental Congress metin Philadelphia, in Carpenters Hall, on September 4,1774. The State-House, from which national inde-pendence was proclaimed, was not available, becausethe Pennsylvania Assembly was about to sit there. Itwas in Philadelphia, on July 9, 1778, that the Articlesof Confederation were adopted and signed, and here,on May 14, 1787, the Constitutional Convention met,finishing its work September 17, 1787, amid greatrejoicing. Three years later Congress met in Phila
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