The Navigation Act 1651

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Third_Protectorate_Parliament
gptkbp:amended_by 1660
1663
subsequent Navigation Acts
gptkbp:applies_to English colonies
gptkbp:combatants colonial economies
colonial traders
gptkbp:contributed_to colonial resentment towards England
gptkbp:effective_date 1651
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
control colonial economies
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:starship
licensing requirements
naval patrols
customs officers
gptkbp:established list of enumerated goods
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation for British maritime policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Navigation Act 1651
gptkbp:impact increased tensions between England and its colonies
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:influenced_by economic theories of the time
Dutch maritime dominance
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing foreign competition
controlling colonial trade routes
maximizing profits for England
protecting English interests
reducing reliance on foreign imports
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:starship
colonial merchants
colonial resistance movements
colonial protests
colonial courts
British courts
gptkbp:is_criticized_for American colonists
its economic implications
its economic impact on colonies
favoring English merchants
among colonial merchants
favoring English shipping companies
restricting trade freedom
gptkbp:is_designed_to protect English shipping industry
gptkbp:is_implemented_in customs regulations
regulate colonial commerce
secure trade for England
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping trade policies
gptkbp:is_motivated_by desire for economic control
desire for economic dominance
gptkbp:is_opposed_by colonial governors
gptkbp:is_part_of colonial governance
British imperial policy
British economic policy
mercantilist policies
British colonial strategy
series of Navigation Acts
colonial trade regulations
colonial trade restrictions
economic warfare against rivals
gptkbp:is_supported_by English shipbuilders
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Anglo-Dutch_Wars
economic changes in colonies
gptkbp:legal_issue colonial assemblies
gptkbp:purpose to restrict colonial trade
gptkbp:related_to mercantilism
gptkbp:repealed_by Navigation Act 1849
gptkbp:requires goods to be transported on English ships
gptkbp:resulted_in smuggling activities
gptkbp:target_market trade with non-English ships
gptkbp:was_affecting gptkb:trade_routes