Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping
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The Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping was an English mercantilist law designed to restrict foreign, especially Dutch, access to English trade and maritime commerce in order to bolster England’s own shipping and economic power.
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| Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping Context triple: [Navigation Acts, significantEvent, Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping]
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Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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British naval blockade of Europe
The British naval blockade of Europe was a Royal Navy strategy during the Napoleonic Wars that aimed to strangle French trade and weaken Napoleon’s empire by controlling maritime access to the European continent.
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Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a U.S. law signed by President Thomas Jefferson that halted American exports in an attempt to pressure Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars, but instead severely damaged the U.S. economy and provoked widespread opposition.
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British salt monopoly
The British salt monopoly was a colonial policy in India that granted the British government exclusive control over the production and sale of salt, heavily taxing this essential commodity and sparking widespread resistance such as Gandhi’s Salt March.
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E.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping Target entity description: The Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping was an English mercantilist law designed to restrict foreign, especially Dutch, access to English trade and maritime commerce in order to bolster England’s own shipping and economic power.
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A.
Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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B.
British naval blockade of Europe
The British naval blockade of Europe was a Royal Navy strategy during the Napoleonic Wars that aimed to strangle French trade and weaken Napoleon’s empire by controlling maritime access to the European continent.
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C.
Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a U.S. law signed by President Thomas Jefferson that halted American exports in an attempt to pressure Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars, but instead severely damaged the U.S. economy and provoked widespread opposition.
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D.
British salt monopoly
The British salt monopoly was a colonial policy in India that granted the British government exclusive control over the production and sale of salt, heavily taxing this essential commodity and sparking widespread resistance such as Gandhi’s Salt March.
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E.
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a 1773 British law granting the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies, helping spark colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statute
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mercantilist law ⓘ navigation act ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
bolstering English shipping
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restricting Dutch access to English maritime commerce ⓘ restricting foreign access to English trade ⓘ strengthening English economic power ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
English merchants
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English seamen ⓘ English shipowners ⓘ |
| context |
17th-century European maritime competition
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Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry ⓘ |
| contributedTo | First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1651 ⓘ |
| economicPolicyType | mercantilism ⓘ |
| effectOnNetherlands | threatened Dutch commercial interests ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Parliament of England
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surface form:
English Parliament
|
| geographicScope | English trade and colonies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
intensified Anglo-Dutch rivalry in the 1650s
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marked a shift toward English maritime supremacy ⓘ |
| implementedBy | English customs authorities ⓘ |
| influenced | later English navigation acts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Dutch merchants
ⓘ
Dutch States General ⓘ
surface form:
United Provinces of the Netherlands government
|
| policyDomain |
maritime law
ⓘ
trade regulation ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
Dutch shipping
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form:
United Provinces of the Netherlands
|
| purpose |
to promote English shipping industry
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to secure English control over maritime commerce ⓘ to weaken Dutch dominance in carrying trade ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Navigation Acts ⓘ |
| required |
English-crewed ships for imports into England
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English-owned ships for imports into England ⓘ |
| restricted |
Dutch carrying trade with England
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use of foreign ships in English trade ⓘ |
| sector |
maritime trade
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shipping ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| underlyingIdea |
favorable balance of trade
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national control of shipping ⓘ |
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Subject: Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping Description of subject: The Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping was an English mercantilist law designed to restrict foreign, especially Dutch, access to English trade and maritime commerce in order to bolster England’s own shipping and economic power.
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