Navigation Acts
UNITED KINGDOM LEGISLATION
Navigation Act 1651; Navigation Act; Act of Navigation; 1651 Navigation Act; Navigation acts; Navigation Laws; English Navigation Acts; Staple Act 1663; Staple Act of 1663; Acts of Trade and Navigation; Navigation Act of 1651; Trade and Navigation Acts; Navigation Act 1696; Plantation Trade Act 1695; Navigation Act 1670; Navigation Act 1660; Encouragement of Trade Act 1663; Trade Act 1672; Navigation Act 1673; Navigation Act 1849
The Navigation Acts, or more broadly the Acts of Trade and Navigation, were a long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships, shipping, trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies. The laws also regulated England's fisheries and restricted foreigners' participation in its colonial trade.