Problem
During the late 18th century, as two recent historians observe, "The city [of London] was the scene of great extremes of affluence and poverty. Its fabric was held together by wealth made from slavery and empire." Write a short paper in which you examine the relationship between slavery and colonialism abroad and the economic development and culture of Britain. How did the empire come "home" to Britain and cities such as London and Liverpool, affecting everything from people's diets to their working lives? You may choose to consider not only the ways that Britons benefited from colonialism abroad, but also how wealth and practices from the colonies led to growing inequalities in metropolitan Britain, even the criminalization of whole categories of workers and poverty itself. While some segments of British society and the economy overall benefited immensely from the slave trade and slavery, as the historian Peter Linebaugh writes, "The international circuit of sugar brought the violence of its social relations back to London, where indeed it had begun."
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.