jan 4, 1651 - First Navigation Act

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- Strengthened in the 1660s
- Required colonists to ship enumerated items (sugar, tobacco, etc.) to England ONLY (targeting American-Dutch trade)
- Required all Euro. goods going to colonies to be put through English ports to PAY DUTIES
- Colonists, at this point, only cared a little about this. Easily got around the law by smuggling.

ALL TO SUPPORT MERCANTILISM

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