1. EXPLAINING ISSUES Why were the British especially interested in capturing the city of Philadelphia?

The British had captured Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, following General George Washington's defeats at the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of the Clouds. ... Loyalists in the city sailed down the Delaware River to escape the Patriots, who returned to Philadelphia the day after the British departure.

the american rail road was the most influential and useful transportation system developed in the 1800's with steam locomotives and in the very late 1800's and early 1900's diesel electric locomotives being used to transport goods and people around the newly expanded united states!

the navigation act prevented the colonies from exporting to countries other than britain and it prevented the importation of goods by other countries as well. so i believe the correct answer is d. other nations could not deliver goods to the colonies.

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