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oct 9, 1651 - Navigation Act

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The Navigation Act 1651(Increase of Shipping) was passed on 9 October 1651 by the Rump Parliament. It authorized the Commonwealth to regulate England's international trade, as well as the trade with its colonies. It reinforced long-standing principles of national policy that English trade and fisheries should be carried in English vessels.

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oct 9, 1651
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~ 373 years ago

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