... therefore, his view arguably does not represent the relationship between slavery and the Atlantic empire over the entire century, but this point will be explored further. This essay will primarily focus on the revenue and profit gained from the slave trade and the impact on Britain's navy and ports, such as Liverpool and Bristol. This paper will argue that the growth and power of Britain's Atlantic empire correlated with the benefits of the slave trade. First, this essay will provide an appreciation of the theories and historiography to achieve a better understanding of the issues concerning this paper. The debate opens with the relationship between Britain's expanding transoceanic commercial network and the subsequent economic benefits for Britain. In the last quarter of the eighteenth century, economists and politicians became increasingly argumentative over the issue. Writer and economist Adam Smith, who wrote 'Wealth of Nations' in 1776, believed that the colonies only ...

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