Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A Seal of Boston Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A Flag of Boston

Geography Boston is located in North East of the U.S.A It is in the State of Massachusetts. Charles River crosses the city.

Climate The climate is usually classified as humid continental (summers are typically warm and humid, while winters are cold, windy, and snowy.) Boston Climate of U.SA

Population & Ethnic communities The population is about four million people. In Boston, White Americans make up 56,3%. African Americans represent 23,5% of the population. They are in Roxbury area, in North Dorchester and Mattapan. Now, the Hispanics and Latinos are 15,6%. They live in the Roxbury area.The African Americans came to Boston after the American Civil war (1821-1865)

Map of Boston area

Picture of The American Civil War

History Boston was founded in September 1630 by Puritains (the puritains were a group of English-speaking Protestants in the 16th and 17th century. Picture of The Puritans

Algonquian Indians occupied the region of Boston before the arrival of the whites. They fought the Iroquois for the control of fur. They tied links with the Frenchmen in XVII century. The Reverend William Blackstone arrived in 1629 with the first English settlers. The Reverend William Blakstone Algonquian Indians

In 1770, Boston with it 16 000 people is the third most populated city of the thirteen colonies behind Philadelphia -28 000 people- and New York -21 000 people-.Industrial activity was flourishing. The economic development made people richer. Map of the thirteen colonies

Hobbies Boston has a good baseball team, the Red Sox, and a famous basketball team,the Celtics. A lot of parades are organized in the city. Some of these parades represent the different etnic communities. The city has a lot of theatres: For example; the Boston Lyric Opera Company. CORSAN Camille 3°2