Navigation Acts

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a series of acts of Parliament, the first of which was passed in 1381, that attempted to restrict to English ships the right to carry goods to and from England and its colonies. The attempt to enforce the acts helped cause the War of American Independence

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Words nearby Navigation Acts

navigable, navigable semicircle, navigate, navigation, Navigation Act, Navigation Acts, navigational satellite, navigator, Návpaktos, Navratilova, NAVSAT

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How to use Navigation Acts in a sentence

Nor was there delay in following up the new law, to employ the navy to enforce the Navigation Acts.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
The navigation acts were weapons against the carrying trade.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
The navigation acts fell heavily upon the tobacco planters, who were deprived of the Dutch trade.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
This is made amply clear by the reception accorded one of the few complaints which did actually touch the Navigation Acts.
The Planters of Colonial Virginia|Thomas J. Wertenbaker

Nor is this the only direct testimony that the colonists were filled with bitterness against the Navigation Acts.
The Planters of Colonial Virginia|Thomas J. Wertenbaker