British Navigation Acts
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Economics
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Trade, Commerce, Laws, Acts, Legislation
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), British History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: September 13, 1660-July 27, 1663
Article abstract: Attempts to force the American colonies to trade only with England.
Summary of Event
During the Elizabethan era, England, hitherto an agricultural country, began to emerge as a great nation ready to compete with the other European nations for wealth and power. The doctrine of mercantilism that the Crown adopted decreed that a nation must attain a favorable balance of trade—that is, to export more than it imported—in order to accumulate bullion for financing war efforts and maintaining national security. Because the navy was thought...
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