1 agos 1651 año - Navigation Acts

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Who: Parliament, colonists, merchants.
What: Defined colonies as suppliers of raw materials and markets for British manufactured goods. No foreign merchants could trade in colonies. Only British ships for colonial goods.
When: 1651.
Where: British colonies.
Why: Mercantilism. Goods (sugar, rum, tobacco, rice) must be shipped to British for re-export. Salutary Neglect! Benefits England and colonies economically. Leads to resentment when enforced.

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