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oct 9, 1651 - Navigation Acts passed to regulate colonial trade.

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The Navigation Act 1651, long titled An Act for increase of Shipping, and Encouragement of the Navigation of this Nation, was passed on 9 October 1651 by the Rump Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell. It authorized the Commonwealth to regulate England's international trade, as well as the trade with its colonies.

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oct 9, 1651
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~ 374 years ago