British Navigation Acts (1651–1849)

1. Commonwealth passes first Navigation Act

   Oct 9, 1651Labels: Commonwealth Parliament, Navigation Act

   • Britannica
   • BCW Project

2. First Anglo-Dutch War follows trade tensions

   Jul 8, 1652Labels: First Anglo-Dutch, Dutch Republic

   • Britannica
   • BCW Project

3. Restoration Parliament strengthens Navigation Act system

   Sep 13, 1660Labels: Restoration Parliament, Navigation Act

   • Britannica
   • UK Parliament

4. Staple Act channels colonial imports through England

   Jul 27, 1663Labels: Staple Act, Navigation Act

   • Britannica
   • UK Parliament

5. Plantation Duty Act targets smuggling loopholes

   Jan 1, 1673Labels: Plantation Duty, colonial customs

   • Britannica
   • NCpedia

6. Navigation Act 1696 expands enforcement powers

   Apr 10, 1696Labels: Navigation Act, customs enforcement

   • Britannica
   • BHO Statutes

7. Molasses Act taxes non-British Caribbean imports

   Jan 1, 1733Labels: Molasses Act, British West

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

8. Sugar Act renews duties and tightens customs enforcement

   Apr 5, 1764Labels: Sugar Act, customs enforcement

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

9. Parliament repeals many colonial trade restrictions

   Jan 1, 1783Labels: Parliament 1783, post-Independence policy

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

10. Navigation and Commerce Act introduces reciprocity approach

    Jun 24, 1822Labels: Navigation and, reciprocity policy

    • UK Acts 1822
    • Berkeley Law

11. Corn Laws repeal strengthens free-trade political momentum

    Jun 26, 1846Labels: Corn Laws, free trade

    • Britannica
    • UK Parliament

12. Navigation Act 1849 ends Navigation Acts era

    Jun 26, 1849Labels: Navigation Act, repeal

    • UK Acts 1849
    • UK Parliament