The Navigation Act of 1660

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:aimsTo English_merchants
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Navigation_Act_of_1849
gptkb:Parliament_of_England
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:British_Navy
gptkbp:established trade monopoly
gptkbp:hasGoals first acts of its kind
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Navigation Act of 1660
gptkbp:impact increased_British_shipping
gptkbp:influenced subsequent trade laws
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:American_colonists
colonial governments
colonial assemblies
colonial merchants
colonial courts
colonial merchants and traders
gptkbp:isCompatibleWith non-British_ships
gptkbp:isConsidered a_precursor_to_the_American_Revolution
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor restricting colonial trade
favoring_English_merchants_over_colonists
favoring_the_British_economy_over_colonial_interests
gptkbp:isEngagedIn secure_trade_benefits_for_England
gptkbp:isExaminedBy customs regulations
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy economic restrictions
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy shaping colonial policies
Dutch_maritime_power
the_development_of_American_trade_laws
gptkbp:isIntegratedWith English_shipping_industry
boost_the_English_economy
gptkbp:isKnownFor a means of economic warfare
a tool of imperial control
a_significant_legislative_act_in_British_history
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Restoration period
protect_English_shipping_interests
gptkbp:issueFeePaid gptkb:American_Colonies
gptkbp:isVisitedBy subsequent_Navigation_Acts
gptkbp:ledTo smuggling activities
colonial resentment
gptkbp:partOf series_of_Navigation_Acts
gptkbp:providesOpportunitiesFor England_only
gptkbp:purpose to regulate colonial trade
gptkbp:relatedTo mercantilism
gptkbp:requires English_ships
gptkbp:wasAffecting trade routes
foreign competition
colonial resources
trade with rival nations
British_naval_power
the_wealth_of_England
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt strengthening_the_Royal_Navy
gptkbp:wasPartOf economic competition
the larger context of colonial governance
colonial trade system
the economic policy of the time
British_colonial_policy
British_imperial_strategy
Anglo-Dutch_Wars_context
the_British_mercantile_system
the_English_economy
the_larger_Navigation_Acts_framework
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy English_shipbuilders
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1660