Smuggling and illicit commerce in Caribbean triangular routes (1650–1807)

1. Navigation Act tightens English Atlantic shipping

   Oct 9, 1651Labels: Navigation Act, English Atlantic

   • UK Parliament
   • Navigation Acts

2. Staple Act requires colonial imports via England

   Jul 27, 1663Labels: Staple Act, English colonies

   • Navigation Acts
   • UK Parliament

3. Plantation Trade Act strengthens anti-smuggling enforcement

   Jan 1, 1696Labels: Plantation Trade, Customs enforcement

   • Navigation Acts
   • UK Parliament

4. Peace of Utrecht expands British access to Spanish markets

   Apr 11, 1713Labels: Peace of, Asiento

   • UCL Discovery
   • PortCities Bristol

5. South Sea Company manages the British asiento trade

   May 1, 1713Labels: South Sea, Asiento

   • Asiento
   • UCL Discovery

6. Molasses Act pushes rum-related smuggling and bribery

   Jan 1, 1733Labels: Molasses Act, Caribbean rum

   • Britannica
   • UK Parliament

7. War of Jenkins’ Ear ignites over searches and contraband

   Oct 22, 1739Labels: War of, Guarda costas

   • War Jenkins
   • Britannica like overview

8. Britain and Spain terminate the asiento by treaty

   Oct 5, 1750Labels: Treaty of, Asiento termination

   • Treaty Madrid
   • UCL Discovery

9. Treaty of Paris reshapes Caribbean possessions and trade

   Feb 10, 1763Labels: Treaty of, Caribbean borders

   • Britannica

10. Free Port Act legalizes limited foreign trade in British islands

    Jun 6, 1766Labels: Free Port, Jamaica

    • Free Port Act
    • Cambridge JBS

11. Somerset v Stewart strengthens abolitionist politics in Britain

    Jun 22, 1772Labels: Somerset v, Abolitionism

    • English Heritage
    • Somerset case

12. Britain abolishes its slave trade, transforming Caribbean routes

    Mar 25, 1807Labels: Slave Trade, British Navy

    • Slave Trade Act
    • West Africa Sqn