Navigation Acts

British  

plural noun

1. 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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It regulated the colonies’ trade with the Navigation Acts, but could it govern their internal affairs?

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

The Navigation Acts were particularly important to colonists who participated directly in international trade, especially the merchants who bought and sold the colonies’ principal products, and the planters and farmers who supplied them.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Pinpointing their imperial purposes, one observer called the Navigation Acts “a true way to enlarge dominions throughout the world, the most easy for conquests, and the least costly for appropriating the property of others.”

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Starting in 1651, England pursued mercantilist policies through a series of Navigation Acts designed to make the most of England’s overseas possessions.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

I think I'll start by raising that business in the Navigation Acts about not letting the Dutchmen trade.

From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

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