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23h 57min, dec 29, 1650 y - Navigation Acts

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series of laws designed to restrict England’s carrying trade to English ships, effective chiefly in the 17th and 18th centuries. Originally framed to encourage the development of English shipping so that adequate auxiliary vessels would be available in wartime.

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23h 57min, dec 29, 1650 y
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~ 375 years ago