British Navigation Acts and imperial mercantile legislation (1651-1776)

1. Commonwealth passes first Navigation Act

   Oct 9, 1651Labels: Commonwealth Parliament, Navigation Act

   • UK Parliament
   • Navigation Acts

2. First Anglo-Dutch War begins amid trade tensions

   Jan 1, 1652Labels: First Anglo-Dutch, Anglo-Dutch rivalry

   • Anglo Dutch Wars
   • Navigation Acts

3. Restoration-era Navigation Act strengthens colonial shipping rules

   Sep 13, 1660Labels: Restoration Parliament, Navigation Act

   • UK Parliament
   • Navigation Acts

4. Staple Act requires European imports to pass via England

   Jul 27, 1663Labels: Staple Act, English customs

   • Navigation Acts
   • UK Parliament

5. Plantation Duty Act targets intercolonial smuggling

   Jan 1, 1673Labels: Plantation Duty, Customs revenue

   • NCpedia
   • Navigation Acts

6. Navigation Act 1696 tightens enforcement of trade rules

   Jan 1, 1696Labels: Navigation Act, Enforcement reforms

   • UK Parliament
   • Navigation Acts

7. Woolens Act restricts colonial wool exports and trade

   May 4, 1699Labels: Woolens Act, Textile regulation

   • Wool Act

8. Molasses Act imposes duties favoring British West Indies sugar

   Jan 1, 1733Labels: Molasses Act, Caribbean planters

   • Britannica
   • UK Parliament

9. Iron Act limits colonial finishing mills, encourages raw exports

   Apr 12, 1750Labels: Iron Act, Colonial iron

   • Britannica
   • Iron Act

10. Sugar Act revives customs enforcement and vice-admiralty procedures

    Jan 1, 1764Labels: Sugar Act, Vice-admiralty courts

    • Britannica
    • UK Parliament

11. Townshend Acts create customs board and new import duties

    Jun 15, 1767Labels: Townshend Acts, Board of

    • Britannica
    • Colonial Society

12. Tea Act triggers Boston Tea Party protest

    Dec 16, 1773Labels: Tea Act, Boston Tea

    • Britannica
    • Census

13. Boston Port Act closes harbor as punitive trade measure

    Mar 31, 1774Labels: Boston Port, Coercive Acts

    • Mount Vernon
    • Boston Port Act

14. Prohibitory Act ends trade with rebelling colonies

    Dec 22, 1775Labels: Prohibitory Act, Trade embargo

    • Britannica
    • Prohibitory Act

15. Declaration of Independence rejects imperial trade authority

    Jul 4, 1776Labels: Declaration of, United States

    • Archives
    • Britannica