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This 4 page paper outlines the Navigation Acts of Seventeenth Century Britain which were introduced to protect trade and commerce but were also the cause of international trade disputes. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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behind colonisation; the desire to amass riches reaped from other countries. However, as the accessible globe expanded so did the way in which trade could take place. Protectionism was a
standard attitude to trade and a policy the policy of Britain. This was supported by legislation from 1381. The aim was to create a monopoly between Britain and the colonies.
A series of Accts, known as the Navigation Acts, were passed by parliament, starting in 1650 and remaining in force until 1849. By looking at these Acts and their impact
the policy can be seen as well as the result assessed. In 1650 foreign ships were forbidden to trade in the English colonies by the Commonwealth Ordinance. In 1651
the next relevant act was passed, this stated that goods which were being exported had to travel in either colonial vessels from the country of origin, or English ships, and
goods which were being imported by the colonies had to travel though an English port. These were hash measures as although aimed at retaining trade and supporting the traders
if Britain, it effectively created a monopoly excluding many other countries for trading with Britain or her colonies, or forcing them to use British chops and increase their costs. It
was this Act that subsequently led to the Anglo-Dutch war. In 1660 there was a tightening up of the laws, despite the 1651 act there had been attempts to get
around the law. The 1660 Act took the 1651 statute further and states that goods could only be imported into or exported out of any of the empire unless they
were in English ships. The motivation can be seen in the opening lines of the Act which state "For the increase of shipping and encouragement of the navigation of this
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