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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navigation Acts canonical | 13 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English legislation
ⓘ
mercantilist trade law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British Empire
ⓘ
English colonies ⓘ cotton trade ⓘ indigo trade ⓘ molasses trade ⓘ naval stores ⓘ rice trade ⓘ sugar trade ⓘ tobacco trade ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| defines | enumerated commodities ⓘ |
| endTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Admiralty courts
ⓘ
English customs officials ⓘ |
| followedBy |
repeal of the Corn Laws
ⓘ
shift toward free trade in Britain ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of triangular trade
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
economic policy of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | mercantilist economic theory ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
colonial trade
ⓘ
maritime trade regulation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enforce mercantilism
ⓘ
to ensure colonial trade benefited England ⓘ to promote English shipping ⓘ to restrict foreign competition in colonial trade ⓘ |
| regulates |
export of goods from English colonies
ⓘ
import of goods into English colonies ⓘ use of ships in imperial trade ⓘ |
| requires |
English crews on ships engaged in colonial trade
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Navigation Act 1660 ⓘ
surface form:
Navigation Act of 1660 after the Restoration of Charles II
Navigation Act 1696 ⓘ
surface form:
Navigation Act of 1696 strengthening enforcement mechanisms
|
| startTime | 1651 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Navigation Act of 1651