Lake Superior.
The Great Lakes make up 20 percent of the Earth’s available (not in the ice caps) surface fresh water and half of that water is stored by Lake Superior.
Superior is the cleanest and clearest of the Great Lakes.
What was the largest city in the 13 colonies?
1790
| Rank | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Philadelphia | 28,522 |
| 3 | Boston | 18,320 |
| 4 | Charleston | 16,359 |
| 5 | Baltimore | 13,503 |
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What was the US population in 1860?
31,443,321 people
What are the top 10 largest cities in the United States?
The Top 10 Largest U.S. Cities by Population
- New York City, NY. Population: 8,550,405.
- Los Angeles, CA. Population: 3,971,883.
- Chicago, IL. Population: 2,720,546.
- Houston, TX. Population: 2,296,224.
- Philadelphia, PA. Population: 1,567,442.
- Phoenix, AZ. Population: 1,563,025.
- San Antonio, TX. Population: 1,469,845.
- San Diego, CA. Population: 1,394,928.
Was Detroit ever the largest city in the US?
‘strait’) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest United States city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States.
Which is the cleanest Great Lake?
Lake Superior. The Great Lakes make up 20 percent of the Earth’s available (not in the ice caps) surface fresh water and half of that water is stored by Lake Superior. Superior is the cleanest and clearest of the Great Lakes.
What was the wealthiest colony?
Among the mainland colonies, the white southerners were the richest, on average, with about twice the wealth of New England or the Middle Atlantic region. If we include the West Indies as one of the colonial areas, then its thriving sugar industry made it the wealthiest.
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