By the mid to late 1700s, the city of Philadelphia had become the leading commercial and cultural center of colonial American life. Philadelphia boasted the busiest ports and the largest population of the American colonies. More importantly, Philadelphia became a center of revolutionary thought and activity.
Ancient empires faught and killed but modern democratic nations do corruption.
Because when the colonists boycotted British goods, the British lost a lot of money because they economically relied on the colonists to buy their goods.
Nelson Mandela was the man who elected the president
Answer:
a. loss of traditions and customs
Explanation:
The text is talking about losing traditions and customs that were made thousands of years ago. "They have ended some of the most long held cultural traditions and practices..."