mar 9, 1650 - Navigation Laws

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British law that was not enforced until after the period of salutary neglect
1650: any ship carrying goods to and from america or england had to be english built and have a majority english crew
Enumerated goods:
Colonists can only by certain manufactured goods from england
Non-english goods had to be shipped to england first to be taxed and then could be sent out to the colonies
Attempted to keep the colonies from becoming economically independent

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