[ 597 ] U.S. History GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Which conclusion can fairly be drawn from the graphic? Population of Top Ten U.S. Cities in 1790 Rank City 1 Philadelphia, PA 2 New York, NY 3 Boston, MA 4 Charleston, SC 5 Baltimore, MD 6 Salem, MA 7 Newport, RI 8 Providence, RI 9 Marblehead, MA 10 Portsmouth, NH a. Southern cities had grown faster than Northern cities in the eighteenth century. b. Immigrants were attracted to the largest cities in the newly formed United States. c. Access to ports contributed to the growth of U.S. cities in the eighteenth century. d. The Proclamation of 1763 prevented Americans from moving West in the newly formed United States.