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"Liverpool's slave trade was the centre of a global commerce and an important factor in British economic growth." To what extent would you agree with this opinion?
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Part B -"Liverpool's slave trade was the centre of a global commerce and an important factor in British economic growth." To what extent would you agree with this opinion? This essay will attempt to answer the question by approaching it in three stages. Firstly it will assess the importance of Britain's slave trade in the context of global commerce, especially during the 18th century. Secondly it will attempt to show the degree of significance - and the reason - for Liverpool's involvement as a British port, and thirdly, to find out whether or not this had a bearing on Britain's economy in general. In other words, the essay will attempt to ascertain whether Britain's slave trade "was the centre of a global commerce", and whether Liverpool was, in turn, the central city for that particular trade. From around 1600, Britain had colonised or conquered a network of territories all...
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