Navigation Act 1660
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The Navigation Act 1660 was a key English mercantile law that restricted colonial trade to English ships and markets, strengthening England’s control over its empire and laying groundwork for later colonial tensions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navigation Act 1660 canonical | 6 |
| Navigation Act of 1660 after the Restoration of Charles II | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
mercantilist trade law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
English colonial trade
ⓘ
British America ⓘ
surface form:
English colonies in America
English colonies in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1660 ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | mercantilism ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to colonial resentment of trade restrictions
ⓘ
encouraged growth of English shipping industry ⓘ increased English control over Atlantic trade routes ⓘ limited colonial trade partners ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Admiralty courts
ⓘ
English customs officials ⓘ |
| enumeratedGoods |
cotton
ⓘ
ginger ⓘ indigo ⓘ other specified colonial commodities ⓘ sugar ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| follows | Navigation Act 1651 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central component of the British imperial commercial system
ⓘ
laid groundwork for later tensions between Britain and American colonies ⓘ |
| intendedBeneficiary |
English government customs revenue
ⓘ
English merchants ⓘ English shipowners ⓘ |
| keyProvision |
colonial trade restricted to English or colonial-built ships
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enumerated colonial goods had to be shipped to England or another English colony ⓘ foreign ships largely barred from direct trade with English colonies ⓘ ships engaged in colonial trade required predominantly English crews ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRequirement | oath and registration for ships engaged in colonial trade ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Charles II of England ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliament
|
| partOf | Navigation Acts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to exclude foreign, especially Dutch, competition from English colonial trade
ⓘ
to promote English shipping ⓘ to regulate trade within the English empire ⓘ to strengthen English control over colonial commerce ⓘ |
| region |
Atlantic world
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic World
|
| relatedTo |
Navigation Act 1663
ⓘ
Navigation Act 1696 ⓘ |
| subject |
colonial trade regulation
ⓘ
imperial economic policy ⓘ shipping law ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Navigation Act of 1660 after the Restoration of Charles II