Navigation Acts (England)
E150067
The Navigation Acts were a series of 17th- and 18th-century English laws that regulated colonial trade to strengthen English shipping and ensure that commerce with its colonies benefited England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Navigation Acts (England) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1322498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navigation Acts (England) Context triple: [Treaty of Westminster (1654), relatedTo, Navigation Acts (England)]
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Navigation Act 1660
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.
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Navigation Act 1696
The Navigation Act 1696 was a British law that strengthened imperial control over colonial trade by tightening enforcement of earlier Navigation Acts and expanding customs regulations in the American colonies.
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C.
Navigation Act 1663
The Navigation Act 1663 was an English mercantile law that tightened control over colonial trade by requiring that most goods bound for the American colonies be shipped through England first, reinforcing the economic dominance of the mother country.
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D.
Navigation Act 1673
The Navigation Act 1673 was an English law that strengthened mercantilist control over colonial trade by requiring that certain goods be shipped through England and carried on English or colonial vessels.
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E.
Navigation Act 1651
The Navigation Act of 1651 was an English mercantilist law aimed primarily at undermining Dutch maritime dominance by restricting colonial trade to English ships and crews.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navigation Acts (England) Target entity description: The Navigation Acts were a series of 17th- and 18th-century English laws that regulated colonial trade to strengthen English shipping and ensure that commerce with its colonies benefited England.
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A.
Navigation Act 1660
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.
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B.
Navigation Act 1696
The Navigation Act 1696 was a British law that strengthened imperial control over colonial trade by tightening enforcement of earlier Navigation Acts and expanding customs regulations in the American colonies.
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C.
Navigation Act 1663
The Navigation Act 1663 was an English mercantile law that tightened control over colonial trade by requiring that most goods bound for the American colonies be shipped through England first, reinforcing the economic dominance of the mother country.
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D.
Navigation Act 1673
The Navigation Act 1673 was an English law that strengthened mercantilist control over colonial trade by requiring that certain goods be shipped through England and carried on English or colonial vessels.
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E.
Navigation Act 1651
The Navigation Act of 1651 was an English mercantilist law aimed primarily at undermining Dutch maritime dominance by restricting colonial trade to English ships and crews.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statute
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colonial trade regulation ⓘ mercantilist trade law ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
ensuring that colonial trade benefited England
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excluding rival maritime powers from colonial trade ⓘ implementing mercantilist policy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Empire
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British America ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
British West Indies ⓘ English colonies in North America ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
causes of the American Revolution
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tensions between Great Britain and American colonies ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| defines | enumerated goods such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton ⓘ |
| endTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of British Atlantic trade system
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increase of English customs revenue ⓘ promotion of English merchant marine ⓘ restriction of colonial trade partners ⓘ strengthening English shipping ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Navigation Act 1651
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Navigation Act 1660 ⓘ Navigation Act 1663 ⓘ Navigation Act 1673 ⓘ Navigation Act 1696 ⓘ Navigation Act 1786 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English mercantilism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAppliedIn | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of England
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Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| mainSubject |
colonial commerce
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maritime trade ⓘ shipping regulation ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
American colonial merchants
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New England traders ⓘ |
| partiallySuspendedDuring | English Civil War aftermath ⓘ |
| reformedBy | Sugar Act 1764 ⓘ |
| regulates |
direct shipment of goods to England
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enumerated commodities ⓘ trade between colonies and foreign countries ⓘ use of English or colonial ships for trade ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Navigation Act 1849 ⓘ |
| repealReason | shift toward free trade in Britain ⓘ |
| requires |
English master and majority English crew on trading vessels
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that goods imported into England or its colonies be carried on English or colonial ships ⓘ |
| startTime | 1651 ⓘ |
| stipulates | that enumerated goods be shipped first to England or another English port ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Navigation Acts (England) Description of subject: The Navigation Acts were a series of 17th- and 18th-century English laws that regulated colonial trade to strengthen English shipping and ensure that commerce with its colonies benefited England.
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