Throughout the 17th century Plymouth had gradually lost its pre-eminence as a trading port. By the mid-17th century commodities manufactured elsewhere in England cost too much to transport to Plymouth and the city had no means of processing sugar or tobacco imports, although it did play a relatively small part in the Atlantic slave trade during the early 18th century.
ఏ శతాబ్దంలో ప్లైమౌత్ ఒక ప్రాముఖ్యమైన వాణిజ్య రేవుగా మారలేదు?
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