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Mason and Dixon arrived in this Pennsylvania city before heading west. Which city is it?

a) Philadelphia
b) Pittsburgh
c) Harrisburg
d) Lancaster

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Mason and Dixon arrived in Philadelphia before heading west. Philadelphia was a thriving port city with connections to the African slave trade and a magnet for immigrants from Europe.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Pennsylvania city that Mason and Dixon arrived in before heading west is Philadelphia.

Philadelphia was an important port city and a magnet for immigrants from all over Europe. The city also played a role in the African slave trade and had Quaker merchants who participated in efforts to abolish slavery. Philadelphia was the base for British operations during most of the Revolutionary War.

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