Navigation Acts
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The Navigation Acts were a series of 17th-century English laws that regulated colonial trade to strengthen national shipping and ensure that commerce with the colonies benefited England.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English legislation
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mercantilist trade law → |
| appliesTo |
British Empire
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English colonies → cotton trade → indigo trade → molasses trade → naval stores → rice trade → sugar trade → tobacco trade → |
| country |
England
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| defines |
enumerated commodities
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| endTime |
1849
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| enforcedBy |
Admiralty courts
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English customs officials → |
| followedBy |
repeal of the Corn Laws
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shift toward free trade in Britain → |
| hasEffect |
development of triangular trade
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growth of English merchant marine → increased dependence of colonies on English markets → restriction of colonial manufacturing → smuggling in American colonies → strengthening of Royal Navy supply base → tension between colonies and England → |
| hasPart |
Navigation Act 1651
→
Navigation Act 1660 → Navigation Act 1663 → Navigation Act 1673 → Navigation Act 1696 → |
| influenced |
causes of the American Revolution
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economic policy of the Thirteen Colonies → |
| influencedBy |
mercantilist economic theory
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| legalStatus |
repealed
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| mainSubject |
colonial trade
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maritime trade regulation → |
| purpose |
to enforce mercantilism
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to ensure colonial trade benefited England → to promote English shipping → to restrict foreign competition in colonial trade → |
| regulates |
export of goods from English colonies
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import of goods into English colonies → use of ships in imperial trade → |
| requires |
English crews on ships engaged in colonial trade
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certain goods to be shipped only to England or English colonies → use of English or colonial ships for trade with colonies → |
| significantEvent |
Navigation Act of 1651 targeting Dutch shipping
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Navigation Act of 1660 after the Restoration of Charles II → Navigation Act of 1696 strengthening enforcement mechanisms → |
| startTime |
1651
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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British colonial authorities
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enforcedLaw |
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Anglo-Dutch Wars
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relatedTo |
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Stuart period
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significantEvent |