The English Navigation Acts (1651–1849)

1. Parliament passes the first Navigation Act

   Oct 9, 1651Labels: First Navigation, English Commonwealth

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2. Enumeration introduced to channel key colonial exports

   Jan 1, 1660Labels: Enumeration, Colonial commodities

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3. Restoration-era Navigation Act expands shipping restrictions

   Sep 13, 1660Labels: Restoration Navigation, Parliament

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4. Staple Act requires most European goods to pass England

   Jul 27, 1663Labels: Staple Act, England ports

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5. Plantation Duty Act targets intercolonial loopholes

   Jan 1, 1673Labels: Plantation Duty, Customs enforcement

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6. Board of Trade created to oversee colonial commerce

   May 15, 1696Labels: Board of, Commissioners for

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7. Salutary neglect leaves Navigation Acts loosely enforced

   Jan 1, 1720Labels: Salutary neglect, British policy

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8. Molasses Act taxes foreign Caribbean sugar products

   May 17, 1733Labels: Molasses Act, West Indies

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9. Sugar Act tightens customs enforcement and admiralty jurisdiction

   Apr 5, 1764Labels: Sugar Act, Vice-admiralty

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10. American independence creates a major breach in the system

    Jul 4, 1776Labels: American Independence, United States

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11. Enumeration abandoned as Britain moves toward freer trade

    Jan 1, 1822Labels: Enumeration repeal, Free trade

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12. Parliament repeals the Navigation Acts

    Jun 26, 1849Labels: Repeal of, Parliament

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