Navigation Act

American  

noun

English History.

1. any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.

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Example Sentences

The Navigation Act of 1660 listed goods produced in the colonies that could be sold only in England or to its colonial possessions.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

However, the 1696 Navigation Act created the Board of Trade, replacing the Lords of Trade.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

After ascending the throne, Charles II approved the 1660 Navigation Act, which restated the 1651 act to ensure a monopoly on imports from the colonies.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

In 1651, the British Parliament passed a trade law called the Navigation Act.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Therefore the attention of British statesmen, during the period in which the Navigation Act flourished, fastened more and more upon the necessity of maintaining the navigation of the kingdom, as distinguished from its commerce.

From Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)