How might settlement and land use
in massachusetts be different if boston were not
its largest city? explain your answer.

Activity might not be centered on the coast.

Explanation:

Boston is the largest and most important city in Massachusetts due, in part, to the circumstances under which it as founded. As a port city, it provided an important link between the American Colonies and the British crown and was a convenient point of entry for goods traded between Europe and America. Were Boston not the largest city, it is possible that the capital of Massachusetts would have been built farther inland centering the economy around logistics and services or perhaps railroads. It is also possible that with a capital and/or largest city farther from the coast that Massachusetts would today be a much larger state.