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What Percentage Of World Trade Passed Through Liverpool Docks In The Early 19Th Century?

40%. By the early 19th century a whopping 40% of the world’s trade passed through Liverpool’s Docks. What made Liverpool prosperous in the 19th century? This massive growth and prosperity was, in the main, paid for by the infamous triangular trade of sugar, tobacco and slaves between the West Indies, Africa and the Americas. Being …

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