Scotland's HistoryEnlightenment and EmpireGlasgow prospers from Empire trade
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The River Clyde is dredged to allow larger trade ships to navigate to the city. By this time Glasgow was the largest importer of tobacco in Britain. Video: A history of Scotland: The Price of Progress.
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