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British Navigation Acts and imperial trade regulation (1651–1849)

British Navigation Acts and imperial trade regulation (1651–1849)

  1. Commonwealth Navigation Act targets Dutch carriers

    Labels: Commonwealth Parliament, Dutch shipping

  2. Restoration Navigation Act expands colonial trade controls

    Labels: Restoration Parliament, Enumerated commodities

  3. Staple Act requires European goods routed via England

    Labels: Staple Act, English ports

  4. Plantation Duty Act closes intercolonial smuggling loophole

    Labels: Plantation Duty, Intercolonial trade

  5. Plantation Trade Act strengthens enforcement with admiralty powers

    Labels: Plantation Trade, Vice-admiralty courts

  6. Board of Trade created to oversee colonial commerce

    Labels: Board of, Commisssioners for

  7. Woolens Act restricts colonial textile exports

    Labels: Woolens Act, English manufacturers

  8. Molasses Act taxes foreign sugar products in America

    Labels: Molasses Act, British West

  9. Iron Act encourages raw iron exports, blocks colonial mills

    Labels: Iron Act, Colonial iron

  10. Sugar Act revives trade duties with stricter customs enforcement

    Labels: Sugar Act, Customs enforcement

  11. Townshend Acts create stronger customs machinery in colonies

    Labels: Townshend Acts, Board of

  12. Customs Law Repeal Act consolidates and removes older trade statutes

    Labels: Customs Law, Customs consolidation

  13. Corn Laws repealed as free-trade politics gains strength

    Labels: Corn Laws, Free-trade movement

  14. Navigation Act 1849 repeals core Navigation Laws framework

    Labels: Navigation Act, Repeal of